Where does “rèv” come from?

rèv (Haitian Creole) comes from French rêve, from French rêver, from Middle French resver, from Old French resver, from Frankish hnapp, from Proto-Germanic hnappaz — bowl; cup.

rèv (Haitian Creole): dream

Definitions

  1. dream

Ancestry of “rèv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrêvedream; first-person singular present indicative...
2Frenchrêverto dream
3Middle Frenchresverto dream
4Old Frenchresverto hallucinate; to be delirious; to wander about
5Frankishhnappcup, bowl, basin; cup, bowl; bowl, cup
6Proto-Germanichnappazbowl; cup
Every word from Proto-Germanic hnappaz →