gap

gap · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ǵʰeh₂-“to open wide, gape”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*gapōną
3. Old Norse · derived fromgap“an empty space, gap, chasm”
4. Middle English · inherited fromgap /gappe
5. English todaygap

Inherited from Middle English gap /gappe, from Old Norse gap (“an empty space, gap, chasm”), from gapa (“to gape, scream”), from Proto-Germanic *gapōną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- (“to open wide, gape”). Related to Danish gab (“an expanse, space, gap”), Old English ġeap (“open space, expanse”). Doublet of gape.

gap · noun²

From gup.

gap · verb³

A variant of gape.

Gap · proper noun⁴

1. French · borrowed fromGap
2. French · borrowed fromGap
3. English todayGap

Borrowed from French Gap.

Words from the same roots