Where does “dřímat” come from?

dřímat (Czech) comes from Old Czech dřiemati, from Serbo-Croatian drémati, from Proto-Slavic drěmati, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.

dřímat (Czech): to doze, to snooze

Definitions

  1. to doze, to snooze

Ancestry of “dřímat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechdřiematito doze, to drowse, to slumber
2Serbo-Croatiandrématito slumber, to doze
3Proto-Slavicdrěmatito doze, to drowse, to slumber
4Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →Every word from Proto-Slavic drěmati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian drémati →
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