Where does “hnappian” come from?

hnappian (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hnappōną, from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂-.

hnappian (Old English): to doze, slumber, sleep

Definitions

  1. to doze, slumber, sleep

Ancestry of “hnappian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichnappōnąto pick, pluck, tear off
2Proto-Indo-Europeanknobʰnéh₂-—

Words derived from “hnappian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European knobʰnéh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hnappōną →