Where does “suansiúl” come from?

suansiúl (Irish) comes from Irish suan, from Old Irish súan, from Proto-Celtic sounos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

suansiúl (Irish): sleepwalking, somnambulism

Definitions

  1. sleepwalking, somnambulism

Ancestry of “suansiúl”, step by step

suansiúl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish suan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsuansleep, slumber
2Old Irishsúanslumber, sleep
3Proto-Celticsounossleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

via Irish siúl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsiúlverbal noun of siúil; ability to walk; gait
2Middle Irishsibalverbal noun of siblaid; walk, progress, journey;...
3Middle Irishsiblaidto travel, traverse, proceed, move, walk; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →