Where does “slēpa” come from?
slēpa (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic slāpan, from Proto-Germanic slēpaną, from Proto-Indo-European slab- — to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid.
slēpa (Old Frisian): to sleep
Definitions
- to sleep
Ancestry of “slēpa”, step by step
slēpa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic slāpan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | slāpan | to sleep |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | slēpaną | to sleep |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | slab- | to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid |
via Germanic *slāpan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germanic | *slāpan | — |