Where does “gapa” come from?

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

gapa (Old Norse): to gape, open the mouth wide

Definitions

  1. to gape, open the mouth wide

Ancestry of “gapa”, 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 “gapa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic gapōną →