Where does “schlafen” come from?
schlafen (German) comes 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.
schlafen (German): to sleep; to sleep on something; to wait and...
Definitions
- to sleep; to sleep on something; to wait and...
Ancestry of “schlafen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | slāfen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | slāfan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | slāpan | to sleep |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | slēpaną | to sleep |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | slab- | to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid |
Words derived from “schlafen”