Where does “sleeping” come from?
Sleeping comes from Middle English slepen, Old English slǣpan, and Proto-Germanic slēpaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root slap-.
sleeping (English): present participle of sleep; Asleep; Used for...
Definitions
- present participle of sleep; Asleep; Used for...
Ancestry of “sleeping”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sleep | To rest in a state of reduced consciousness; To... |
| 2 | Middle English | slepen | to sleep; to become asleep, to cause to sleep; to... |
| 3 | Old English | slǣpan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | slāpan | to sleep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slēpaną | to sleep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | slab- | to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid |