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Where does “dreamish” come from?

dreamish (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos — to support; to hold.

dreamish (English): Resembling a dream or the state of dreaming

Definitions

  1. Resembling a dream or the state of dreaming

Ancestry of “dreamish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdreamImaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping;...
2Middle Englishdremmusic; voice, conversing; joy, mirthfulness
3Old Frisiandrēma—
4Proto-West Germanic*draumijan—
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
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