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Where does “rêve” come from?

rêve (French) comes from French rêver, from Middle French resver, from Old French resver, from Frankish hnapp, from Proto-Germanic hnappaz — bowl; cup.

rêve (French): dream; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. dream; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “rêve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrêverto dream
2Middle Frenchresverto dream
3Old Frenchresverto hallucinate; to be delirious; to wander about
4Frankishhnappcup, bowl, basin; cup, bowl; bowl, cup
5Proto-Germanichnappazbowl; cup

Words derived from “rêve”

  • rêveur
  • revolando
  • elreviĝi
  • revon
  • revo
  • revi
  • revar
  • revo
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