Where does “Mittagsschläfchen” come from?
Mittagsschläfchen (German) comes from German Mittagsschlaf, from German Mittag, from Middle High German mittetac, from Old High German mittitac, from Old High German mitti, from Proto-Germanic midją, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.
Mittagsschläfchen (German): short nap/siesta
Definitions
- short nap/siesta
Ancestry of “Mittagsschläfchen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Mittagsschlaf | afternoon nap |
| 2 | German | Mittag | noon, midday, late morning, early afternoon;... |
| 3 | Middle High German | mittetac | — |
| 4 | Old High German | mittitac | — |
| 5 | Old High German | mitti | middle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | midją | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |