Where does “Schlafanzug” come from?
Schlafanzug (German) comes from German Anzug, from German anziehen, from German an-, from German an, from Middle High German āne, from Old High German āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an — on, onto.
Schlafanzug (German): pyjamas
Definitions
- pyjamas
Ancestry of “Schlafanzug”, step by step
Schlafanzug traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Anzug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Anzug | suit (of clothes), outfit |
| 2 | German | anziehen | to get dressed; to dress; to put on; to dress... |
| 3 | German | an- | Separable verb prefix, on; Separable verb prefix,... |
| 4 | German | an | on; upon; at; in; against; by; near; close to;... |
| 5 | Middle High German | āne | without |
| 6 | Old High German | āna | without |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German schlafen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schlafen | to sleep; to sleep on something; to wait and... |
| 2 | Middle High German | slāfen | to sleep |
| 3 | Old High German | slāfan | to sleep |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | slāpan | to sleep |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slēpaną | to sleep |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | slab- | to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid |