Where does “Schläfenbein” come from?

Schläfenbein (German) comes from German schlafen, from Middle High German slāfen, from Old High German slāfan, from Proto-West Germanic slāpan, from Proto-Germanic slēpaną, from Proto-Indo-European slab- — to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid.

Schläfenbein (German): temporal bone

Definitions

  1. temporal bone

Ancestry of “Schläfenbein”, step by step

Schläfenbein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schlafen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschlafento sleep; to sleep on something; to wait and...
2Middle High Germanslāfento sleep
3Old High Germanslāfanto sleep
4Proto-West Germanicslāpanto sleep
5Proto-Germanicslēpanąto sleep
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslab-to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid

via German bein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeinleg of a person, animal, or object
2Middle High Germanbeinleg
3Old High Germanbeinleg; bone
4Proto-West Germanicbainleg; bone
5Proto-Germanicbainąleg; bone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slēpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slāpan →