Where does “slumber” come from?

Slumber comes from Middle English slombren, from Middle English slummen, from Middle English slume, from Proto-Germanic slūm-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew-.

slumber (English): A very light state of sleep, almost awake; A...

Definitions

  1. A very light state of sleep, almost awake; A...

Ancestry of “slumber”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishslombren—
2Middle Englishslummen—
3Middle Englishslumento doze
4Old Englishslūmian—
5Proto-Germanicslūm-A stem meaning: slack, loose, limp, flabby
6Proto-Indo-European(s)lew-to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

Words derived from “slumber”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slūm- →Every word from Old English slūmian →