Where does “gapflabba” come from?
gapflabba (Swedish) comes from Swedish flabba, from Swedish -a, from Old Swedish -a, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
gapflabba (Swedish): to laugh in a loud and uncontrolled manner; to guffaw
Definitions
- to laugh in a loud and uncontrolled manner; to guffaw
Ancestry of “gapflabba”, step by step
gapflabba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish flabba
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | flabba | to laugh loudly, to guffaw |
| 2 | Swedish | -a | Suffix to mark that the corresponding noun is... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | -a | Creates denominative verbs from nouns |
| 4 | Old Norse | -a | indicates negation; does not; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish gap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gap | chasm or abyss; gap; an opening that implies a... |
| 2 | Old Norse | gap | gap, empty space; shouting, crying, gab |
| 3 | Old Norse | gapa | to gape, open the mouth wide |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gapōną | to gaze, observe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁y- | to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰih₁- | — |