Where does “slaapgebrek” come from?

slaapgebrek (Dutch) comes from Dutch slaap, from Middle Dutch slâep, from Old Dutch slāp, from Proto-West Germanic slāp, from Proto-Germanic slēpaz — sleep.

slaapgebrek (Dutch): sleep deprivation, lack of sleep

Definitions

  1. sleep deprivation, lack of sleep

Ancestry of “slaapgebrek”, step by step

slaapgebrek traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch slaap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslaapsleep; sleepiness; temple
2Middle Dutchslâep—
3Old Dutchslāp—
4Proto-West Germanicslāpsleep
5Proto-Germanicslēpazsleep

via Dutch gebrek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgebreklack; deficiency
2Middle Dutchgebrec—
Every word from Proto-Germanic slēpaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slāp →Every word from Old Dutch slāp →