Where does “slaapmiddel” come from?

slaapmiddel (Dutch) comes from Dutch middel, from Middle Dutch lô, from Old Dutch lō, from Proto-West Germanic lauh, from Proto-Germanic lauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

slaapmiddel (Dutch): a somnifacient (such as sleeping pills)

Definitions

  1. a somnifacient (such as sleeping pills)

Ancestry of “slaapmiddel”, step by step

slaapmiddel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch middel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmiddelmeans; medicine, cure; waist
2Middle Dutchlôclearing in a forest
3Old Dutchlōforest
4Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
5Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Dutch slapen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchslapento sleep
2Middle Dutchslâpento sleep
3Old Dutchslāpanto sleep
4Proto-West Germanicslāpanto sleep
5Proto-Germanicslēpanąto sleep
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslab-to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →