Where does “søvngænger” come from?
søvngænger (Danish) comes from Medieval Latin somnambulus, from Latin ambulō, from Latin ambi-, from Latin ambō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.
søvngænger (Danish): somnambulist, sleepwalker
Definitions
- somnambulist, sleepwalker
Ancestry of “søvngænger”, step by step
søvngænger traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Medieval Latin somnambulus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | somnambulus | sleepwalker |
| 2 | Latin | ambulō | to traverse, travel |
| 3 | Latin | ambi- | around, about |
| 4 | Latin | ambō | both |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Danish gænger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | gænger | walker |
| 2 | Danish | gange | Used to show that one has to multiply one or more... |
| 3 | Danish | gang | The act of walking, a walk; An intended amount of... |
| 4 | Old Danish | gang | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | gangr | walking, motion; pace, pacing; course |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |