Where does “slæpwerig” come from?

slæpwerig (Old English) comes from Old English slǣp, from Proto-Germanic *slāp, from Proto-Germanic slēpaz — sleep.

slæpwerig (Old English): weary from a lack of sleep, sleep-weary

Definitions

  1. weary from a lack of sleep, sleep-weary

Ancestry of “slæpwerig”, step by step

slæpwerig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English slǣp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishslǣpsleep
2Proto-Germanic*slāp—
3Proto-Germanicslēpazsleep

via Old English wēriġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwēriġweary, tired, exhausted, fatigued
2Proto-Germanicwōrīgaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic slēpaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic *slāp →Every word from Old English slǣp →