Gap
/ɡæp/noun
An opening, break, or empty space between things.
Did you know?English gap is likely from Old Norse gap, meaning a yawning opening or chasm, and it survives in the same Germanic family as words for gaping mouths and wide-open spaces.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*gapaną
“to gape, yawn, or open wide”
Old Norse
ON
gap
“a chasm, opening, or yawning void”
Middle English
ME
gap
“an opening or breach”
Modern English
English
gap
“an opening, break, or empty space between things”