N. gaw n. “void” (Category: Empty)
A word for “void” in The Etymologies of the 1930s derived from ON. gása under the root ᴹ√GAS “yawn, gape” (Ety/GAS).
Reference ✧ Ety/GAS ✧ “void”
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| ON. gāsa > gaw | [gāsa] > [gǭsa] > [gǭha] > [gouha] > [gauha] > [gauh] > [gau] | ✧ Ety/GAS |