Where does “schlofe” come from?

schlofe (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German slāfan, from Proto-West Germanic slāpan, from Proto-Germanic slēpaną, from Proto-Indo-European slab- — to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid.

schlofe (Central Franconian): to sleep

Definitions

  1. to sleep

Ancestry of “schlofe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanslāfanto sleep
2Proto-West Germanicslāpanto sleep
3Proto-Germanicslēpanąto sleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslab-to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slēpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slāpan →