Where does “rêver” come from?

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

rêver (French): to dream

Definitions

  1. to dream

Ancestry of “rêver”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rêver”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hnappaz →Every word from Frankish hnapp →Every word from Old French resver →