Where does “Schlafmohn” come from?

Schlafmohn (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,...

Schlafmohn (German): opium poppy

Definitions

  1. opium poppy

Ancestry of “Schlafmohn”, step by step

Schlafmohn 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 Mohn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMohnpoppy
2Old High Germanmuomaaunt, mother's sister
3Proto-West Germanicmōmāmama, mother
4Proto-Germanicmōmǭmama, mother; aunt, auntie
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂-méh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanméh₂-mother; mama, mother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slap- →Every word from Old High German slāf →