gapen

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (intransitive) to yawn
2. (intransitive) to gape

Koppelteken as

ga‧pen

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɣaːpə(n)/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle Dutch gapen, from Old Dutch *gapon, from Proto-West Germanic *gapōn, from Proto-Germanic *gapōną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁y- (“to gape, be wide open”), related to Ancient Greek χάσκω (kháskō), Russian зия́ть (zijátʹ), Sanskrit विजिहीते (vijihīte), and Proto-Germanic *gīnaną, *ganōną (English yawn).