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Where does “dormegi” come from?

dormegi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto dormi, from French dormir, from Middle French dormir, from Old French dormir, from Latin dormiō, from Proto-Italic dormiō, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.

dormegi (Esperanto): to be fast asleep

Definitions

  1. to be fast asleep

Ancestry of “dormegi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantodormito sleep
2Frenchdormirto sleep
3Middle Frenchdormirto sleep
4Old Frenchdormirto sleep
5Latindormiō—
6Proto-Italicdormiōto sleep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →