Where does “גאַפֿן” come from?
גאַפֿן (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German gaffen, from Old High German gaffōn, from Proto-Germanic gapōną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰih₁-.
גאַפֿן (Yiddish): gape
Ancestry of “גאַפֿן”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | gaffen | to gape; to stare |
| 2 | Old High German | gaffōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gapōną | to gaze, observe |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁y- | to yawn, gape; to gape, be wide open; to gape,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰih₁- | — |