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Where does “gap” come from?

gap (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse gapa, from Proto-Germanic gapōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁-.

gap (Old Norse): gap, empty space; shouting, crying, gab

Definitions

  1. gap, empty space; shouting, crying, gab

Ancestry of “gap”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegapato gape, open the mouth wide
2Proto-Germanicgapōnąto gaze, observe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁y-to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰih₁-—

Words derived from “gap”

  • gap
  • bandgap
  • stopgap
  • pseudogap
  • airgap
  • gapless
  • gappy
  • midgap
  • nanogap
  • microgap
  • gapper
  • gappiness
  • multigap
  • intragap
  • subgap
  • minigap
  • widegap
  • pregap
  • gaplessness
  • gaplessly
  • gaplike
  • gap-lapper
  • pseudogapped
  • eigengap
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