Where does “Schlafgemach” come from?

Schlafgemach (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,...

Schlafgemach (German): bedroom

Definitions

  1. bedroom

Ancestry of “Schlafgemach”, step by step

Schlafgemach 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 gemach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangemachslowly!, easy!
2Middle High Germangemach—
3Old High Germangimah—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- →