Where does “daydreamlike” come from?
daydreamlike (English) comes from English daydream, from English dream, from Middle English drem, from Old Frisian drēma, from Proto-West Germanic *draumijan, from Proto-Germanic draumijaną, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz — to support; to hold.
daydreamlike (English): Resembling a daydream or some aspect of one
Definitions
- Resembling a daydream or some aspect of one
Ancestry of “daydreamlike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | daydream | A spontaneous and fanciful series of thoughts... |
| 2 | English | dream | Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping;... |
| 3 | Middle English | drem | music; voice, conversing; joy, mirthfulness |
| 4 | Old Frisian | drēma | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *draumijan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | draumijaną | to dream |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | draumaz | dream |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | draugmaz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrowgʰ-mos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |