Where does “Schlafmütze” come from?
Schlafmütze (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.
Schlafmütze (German): nightcap; slowcoach, sleepyhead
Definitions
- nightcap; slowcoach, sleepyhead
Ancestry of “Schlafmütze”, step by step
Schlafmütze traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |