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Where does “dormir” come from?

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

dormir (Occitan): to sleep

Definitions

  1. to sleep

Ancestry of “dormir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitandormirto sleep
2Latindormiō—
3Proto-Italicdormiōto sleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →