Where does “sleptwalk” come from?
sleptwalk (English) comes from English walk, from Middle English walk, from Old English wealcian, from Frankish walkōn, from Proto-Germanic walkōną, from Indo-European *wel-.
sleptwalk (English): simple past tense and past participle of...
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Ancestry of “sleptwalk”, step by step
sleptwalk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English walk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | walk | To move on the feet by alternately setting each... |
| 2 | Middle English | walk | to watch |
| 3 | Old English | wealcian | to roll up, curl, twist; to wrinkle |
| 4 | Frankish | walkōn | to roll; to full |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | walkōną | To roll about; wallow; To full |
| 6 | Indo-European | *wel- | — |
via English slept
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | slept | simple past tense and past participle of sleep |