Where does “Schlopsocht” come from?

Schlopsocht (Plautdietsch) comes from Middle Dutch socht, from Middle Low German sucht, from Old Saxon suht, from Old Dutch suhti, from Proto-Germanic suhtiz, from Proto-Germanic -þiz, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

Schlopsocht (Plautdietsch): lethargy

Definitions

  1. lethargy

Ancestry of “Schlopsocht”, step by step

Schlopsocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch socht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsocht—
2Middle Low Germansuchta sigh
3Old Saxonsuhtsickness
4Old Dutchsuhti—
5Proto-Germanicsuhtizsickness
6Proto-Germanic-þizForms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually...
7Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Plautdietsch Schlop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschSchlopsleep, slumber
2Middle Low Germanslap—
3Old Saxonslapsleep
4Proto-West Germanicslāpsleep
5Proto-Germanicslēpazsleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Germanic -þiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic suhtiz →