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

  1. Alternative form of sleep

Ancestry of “sleepe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishslǣpsleep
2Proto-Germanic*slāp—
3Proto-Germanicslēpazsleep
Every word from Proto-Germanic slēpaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *slāp →Every word from Old English slǣp →
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