Where does “slaapwandelen” come from?
slaapwandelen (Dutch) comes from Dutch wandelen, from Middle Dutch wandelen, from Old Dutch *wandilon, from Proto-West Germanic wandalōn, from Proto-West Germanic wandōn, from Proto-Germanic wandōną, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.
slaapwandelen (Dutch): to sleepwalk
Ancestry of “slaapwandelen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | wandelen | to stroll, be on a walk; to walk |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | wandelen | to go back and forth; to walk; to wander, to... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *wandilon | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wandalōn | to waver, change, fluctuate; to wander |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wandōn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wandōną | to turn aside; veer; change |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |