Where does “Sekundenschlaf” come from?

Sekundenschlaf (German) comes from German Sekunde, from Latin secunda, from Latin secundus, from Latin sequor, from Proto-Italic sekʷōr, from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetor, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

Sekundenschlaf (German): microsleep due to fatigue especially while...

Definitions

  1. microsleep due to fatigue especially while...

Ancestry of “Sekundenschlaf”, step by step

Sekundenschlaf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sekunde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSekundeA unit of time; a second; A unit of angular...
2Latinsecundainflection of secundus: ## feminine...
3Latinsecundussecond, the ordinal number after prīmus and...
4LatinsequorI follow, come or go after
5Proto-Italicsekʷōrfollow, come/go after
6Proto-Indo-Europeansékʷetorto be following
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

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,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sékʷetorEvery word from Proto-Italic sekʷōr
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