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Where does “winterslapen” come from?

winterslapen (Dutch) comes from Dutch winterslaap, from German Winterschlaf, from German Schlaf, from German slāf, from Middle High German slāf, from Old High German slāf, from Proto-Germanic slap-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- — to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...

winterslapen (Dutch): to hibernate

Definitions

  1. to hibernate

Ancestry of “winterslapen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwinterslaaphibernation
2GermanWinterschlafhibernation
3GermanSchlafsleep; temple
4Germanslāf—
5Middle High Germanslāf—
6Old High Germanslāf—
7Proto-Germanicslap-—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂b-to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...
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