Where does “Schlafgänger” come from?

Schlafgänger (German) comes from German Schlaf, from German slāf, from Middle High German slāf, from Old High German slāf, from Proto-Germanic slap-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- — to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...

Schlafgänger (German): short-term lodger, boarder usually just for the night

Definitions

  1. short-term lodger, boarder usually just for the night

Ancestry of “Schlafgänger”, step by step

Schlafgänger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schlaf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchlafsleep; temple
2Germanslāf—
3Middle High Germanslāf—
4Old High Germanslāfslack
5Proto-Germanicslap-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂b-to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...

via German Gänger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGängerwalker
2Middle High Germangenger—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- →