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Where does “drzemać” come from?

drzemać (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic drěmati, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.

drzemać (Polish): to doze, to drowse, to snooze, to nap, to slumber

Definitions

  1. to doze, to drowse, to snooze, to nap, to slumber

Ancestry of “drzemać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdrěmatito doze, to drowse, to slumber
2Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →