Where does “glúpna” come from?

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

glúpna (Old Norse): to frighten, grieve, look downcast

Definitions

  1. to frighten, grieve, look downcast

Ancestry of “glúpna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicglupnōnąto frighten, cause to stare
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰlub(ʰ)-to yawn, gape

Words derived from “glúpna”

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