Where does “schlafwandeln” come from?
schlafwandeln (German) comes from German Schlaf, from German slāf, from Middle High German slāf, from Old High German slāf, from Proto-Germanic slap-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- — to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...
schlafwandeln (German): to sleepwalk
Definitions
- to sleepwalk
Ancestry of “schlafwandeln”, step by step
schlafwandeln traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schlaf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schlaf | sleep; temple |
| 2 | German | slāf | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | slāf | — |
| 4 | Old High German | slāf | slack |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | slap- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)leh₂b- | to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,... |
via German wandeln
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wandeln | to wander, to stroll; to walk; to transform,... |
| 2 | Old High German | wantalōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | wandalōn | to waver, change, fluctuate; to wander |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wandōn | to turn aside, veer |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wandōną | to turn aside; veer; change |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |