Where does “Albtraum” come from?
Albtraum (German) comes from German Traum, from Middle High German troum, from Old High German troum, from Proto-West Germanic draum, from Proto-Germanic draumaz, from Proto-Germanic draugmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrowgʰ-mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰrewgʰ- — to support; to hold.
Albtraum (German): nightmare
Definitions
- nightmare
Ancestry of “Albtraum”, step by step
Albtraum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Traum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Traum | dream |
| 2 | Middle High German | troum | dream |
| 3 | Old High German | troum | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | draum | dream |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | draumaz | dream |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | draugmaz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrowgʰ-mos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰrewgʰ- | to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰer- | to support; to hold |