Where does “sleep” come from?

sleep (Middle English) comes from Middle English slepe, from Old English slǣp, from Proto-Germanic *slāp, from Proto-Germanic slēpaz — sleep.

sleep (Middle English): Alternative form of slepe

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of slepe

Ancestry of “sleep”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishslepesleep, restfulness; dream; weakness, tiredness
2Old Englishslǣpsleep
3Proto-Germanic*slāp—
4Proto-Germanicslēpazsleep
Every word from Proto-Germanic slēpaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *slāp →Every word from Old English slǣp →