Where does “dreamer” come from?

Dreamer is derived from Middle English dremer, from Old English drēamere, whose original meaning is unknown.

dreamer (English): One who dreams; Someone whose beliefs are far...

Definitions

  1. One who dreams; Someone whose beliefs are far...

Ancestry of “dreamer”, step by step

dreamer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English dream

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdreamImaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping;...
2Middle Englishdremmusic; voice, conversing; joy, mirthfulness
3Old Frisiandrēma—
4Proto-West Germanic*draumijanto dream
5Proto-Germanicdraumijanąto dream
6Proto-Germanicdraumazdream
7Proto-Germanicdraugmaz—
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrowgʰ-mos—
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Middle English dremer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishdremerA individual who experiences prophetic dreams; A...
2Old Englishdrēameremusician

Words derived from “dreamer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos →