Where does “slaapzucht” come from?
slaapzucht (Dutch) comes from Dutch slapen, from Middle Dutch slâpen, from Old Dutch slāpan, from Proto-West Germanic slāpan, from Proto-Germanic slēpaną, from Proto-Indo-European slab- — to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid.
slaapzucht (Dutch): narcolepsy; lethargy
Definitions
- narcolepsy; lethargy
Ancestry of “slaapzucht”, step by step
slaapzucht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch slapen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | slapen | to sleep |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | slâpen | to sleep |
| 3 | Old Dutch | slāpan | to sleep |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | slāpan | to sleep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slēpaną | to sleep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | slab- | to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid |
via Dutch zucht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zucht | sigh; longing, desire; a pathological desire or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | suchte | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | suhti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | suhtiz | sickness |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |