Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gapōną
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence. |
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- (“to gape, be wide open”), closely related to *gabbōną (“to joke, to mock”).
Pronunciation
Verb
Inflection
Conjugation of *gapōną (weak class 2)
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *gapōn
- Old Norse: gapa
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*ʒapōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 126
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*gapp/bōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 169: “*gapōn-”