Where does “Schlafzimmeraugen” come from?
Schlafzimmeraugen (German) comes from German Schlafzimmer, from German Zimmer, from Middle High German zimber, from Old High German zimbar, from Proto-West Germanic *timr, from Proto-Germanic timrą, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.
Schlafzimmeraugen (German): bedroom eyes enticing, attractive eyes
Definitions
- bedroom eyes enticing, attractive eyes
Ancestry of “Schlafzimmeraugen”, step by step
Schlafzimmeraugen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schlafzimmer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schlafzimmer | bedroom (bed-room), bedchamber (bed-chamber) |
| 2 | German | Zimmer | room |
| 3 | Middle High German | zimber | — |
| 4 | Old High German | zimbar | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *timr | (act of) building |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | timrą | building; timber |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dem- | to build; to arrange, to put together |