Where does “glápa” come from?

glápa (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic glupaną, from Proto-Indo-European gʰlub(ʰ)- — to yawn, gape.

glápa (Old Norse): to stare vacantly; to stare

Definitions

  1. to stare vacantly; to stare

Ancestry of “glápa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicglupanąto shine, gape
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰlub(ʰ)-to yawn, gape

Words derived from “glápa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰlub(ʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glupaną →