Where does “sleepwaker” come from?
sleepwaker (English) comes from English waker, from Dutch waken, from Middle Dutch waken, from Old Dutch wacon, from Proto-West Germanic wakēn, from Proto-Germanic wakāną, from Proto-Indo-European weǵ- — lively, awake; strong.
sleepwaker (English): One in a state of magnetic or mesmeric sleep
Definitions
- One in a state of magnetic or mesmeric sleep
Ancestry of “sleepwaker”, step by step
sleepwaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English waker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | waker | Watchful; vigilant; alert; One who wakens or... |
| 2 | Dutch | waken | to stay awake; to watch, to be alert |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | waken | to wake, to be awake; to not be or fall asleep,... |
| 4 | Old Dutch | wacon | to wake, to be awake |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wakēn | to wake, to be awake |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wakāną | to wake, to be awake |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵ- | lively, awake; strong |
via English sleep
| 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 |