Where does “dreaming” come from?
Dreaming derives from English dream, from Middle English dreme, from Old English drēam, from Proto-West Germanic draum, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ-.
dreaming (English): present participle of dream; An instance of...
Definitions
- present participle of dream; An instance of...
Ancestry of “dreaming”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dream | Imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping;... |
| 2 | Middle English | drem | music; voice, conversing; joy, mirthfulness |
| 3 | Old Frisian | drēma | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *draumijan | to dream |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | draumijaną | to dream |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | draumaz | dream |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | draugmaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrowgʰ-mos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |