Where does “entschlafen” come from?

entschlafen (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.

entschlafen (German): to fall asleep

Definitions

  1. to fall asleep

Ancestry of “entschlafen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschlafento sleep; to sleep on something; to wait and...
2Middle High Germanslāfento sleep
3Old High Germanslāfanto sleep
4Proto-West Germanicslāpanto sleep
5Proto-Germanicslēpanąto sleep
6Proto-Indo-Europeanslab-to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slēpaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic slāpan →