Where does “sleepe” come from?
sleepe (Middle English) comes from Old English slǣp, from Proto-Germanic *slāp, from Proto-Germanic slēpaz — sleep.
sleepe (Middle English): Alternative form of sleep
Definitions
- Alternative form of sleep
Ancestry of “sleepe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | slǣp | sleep |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *slāp | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slēpaz | sleep |