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Where does “songe” come from?

songe (French) comes from Old French songe, from Latin somnium, from Latin somnus, from Proto-Italic swepnos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

songe (French): dream

Definitions

  1. dream

Ancestry of “songe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchsongedream
2Latinsomniumdream, vision; fantasy, daydream
3Latinsomnussleep; drowsiness, slumber sloth, idleness; death
4Proto-Italicswepnos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “songe”

  • premsonĝo
  • sonĝi
  • sonĝo
  • sonĝaĉo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →