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Where does “gapon” come from?

gapon (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic gapōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁-.

Ancestry of “gapon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgapōnąto gaze, observe
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁y-to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰih₁-—

Words derived from “gapon”

  • gaap
  • gapen
  • gapen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁- →