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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

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
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