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Where does “dormi” come from?

dormi (Norman) comes from Old French dormir, from Latin dormiō, from Proto-Italic dormiō, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.

dormi (Norman): to sleep

Definitions

  1. to sleep

Ancestry of “dormi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdormirto sleep
2Latindormiō—
3Proto-Italicdormiōto sleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run

Words derived from “dormi”

  • dormant
  • dormiéthe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →