Where does “dormir” come from?

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

dormir (French): to sleep

Definitions

  1. to sleep

Ancestry of “dormir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchdormirto sleep
2Old Frenchdormirto sleep
3Latindormiōto sleep
4Proto-Italicdormiōto sleep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run

Words derived from “dormir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →
dormir — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer