Where does “dauerschlaf” come from?

dauerschlaf (English) comes from German Dauerschlaf, 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,...

dauerschlaf (English): a prolonged sleep therapy

Definitions

  1. a prolonged sleep therapy

Ancestry of “dauerschlaf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDauerschlaf—
2GermanSchlafsleep; temple
3Germanslāf—
4Middle High Germanslāf—
5Old High Germanslāfslack
6Proto-Germanicslap-—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂b-to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slap- →Every word from Old High German slāf →