Where does “sleepfulness” come from?
sleepfulness (English) comes from English sleepful, from English sleep, from Middle English slepen, from Old English slǣpan, from Proto-West Germanic slāpan, from Proto-Germanic slēpaną, from Proto-Indo-European slab- — to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid.
sleepfulness (English): The quality of being sleepful
Definitions
- The quality of being sleepful
Ancestry of “sleepfulness”, step by step
sleepfulness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sleepful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sleepful | Strongly inclined to sleep; very sleepy |
| 2 | English | sleep | To rest in a state of reduced consciousness; To... |
| 3 | Middle English | slepen | to sleep; to become asleep, to cause to sleep; to... |
| 4 | Old English | slǣpan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | slāpan | to sleep |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | slēpaną | to sleep |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | slab- | to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |