Where does “entschlummern” come from?

entschlummern (German) comes from German schlummern, from Middle English slummen, from Middle English slumen, from Old English slūmian, from Proto-Germanic slūm-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- — to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...

entschlummern (German): to fall asleep

Definitions

  1. to fall asleep

Ancestry of “entschlummern”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschlummernto sleep lightly or briefly; to doze; to slumber
2Middle Englishslummen—
3Middle Englishslumento doze
4Old Englishslūmian—
5Proto-Germanicslūm-A stem meaning: slack, loose, limp, flabby
6Proto-Indo-European(s)lew-to sludge, to wash; loose, limp, flabby; limp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)lew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slūm- →Every word from Old English slūmian →