Where does “dorslaafan” come from?

dorslaafan (Cimbrian) comes from Cimbrian slaafan, from Middle High German slāfen, 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.

dorslaafan (Cimbrian): to fall asleep

Definitions

  1. to fall asleep

Ancestry of “dorslaafan”, step by step

dorslaafan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cimbrian slaafan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cimbrianslaafanto sleep
2Middle High Germanslāfento sleep
3Old High Germanslāfanto sleep
4Proto-West Germanicslāpanto sleep
5Proto-Germanicslēpanąto sleep
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslab-to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid

via Cimbrian dor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cimbriandorthrough, across, along
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slēpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slāpan →