English
gapey
From gape + -y.
Formed from gape + -y
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂- ‘to gape, be wide open’
Proto-Germanic *gapōną ‘to gaze, observe’
Old Norse gapa ‘to gape’
Middle English gapen
English gape
Today it means
adj Extremely loose or open; gaping.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / gapey