English
gloppen
Gloppen comes from Old Norse glúpna ‘to frighten, grieve, look downcast’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *gʰlub(ʰ)- ‘to yawn, gape’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰlub(ʰ)-‘to yawn, gape’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*glupnōną‘to frighten, cause to stare’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350glúpna‘to frighten, grieve, look downcast’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500glopnen
- Englishearliest quotation 1848gloppen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*gʰlub(ʰ)-‘to yawn, gape’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*glupnōną‘to frighten, cause to stare’reconstructed
- Old Norsec. 800–1350glúpna‘to frighten, grieve, look downcast’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500glopnen
- Englishearliest quotation 1848gloppen
Earliest quotation: 1848, Elizabeth Gaskell, Mary Barton: “O Job! if you will help me," exclaimed Mary,…”
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *gʰlub(ʰ)-
Today it means
verb To be in fear; gaze in alarm or astonishment; look downcast
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *gʰlub(ʰ)- / gloppen