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Where does “swep-” come from?

swep- (Proto-Indo-European): to sleep

Definitions

  1. to sleep

Words derived from “swep-”

  • insomnia
  • hypnotic
  • hypnosis
  • somnolence
  • somnolent
  • soporific
  • somnambulism
  • hypnotherapy
  • somnambulist
  • hypnotize
  • hypnotically
  • hypnotizing
  • somnambulistic
  • Rohypnol
  • hypnotizability
  • hypnagogic
  • hypnotherapist
  • posthypnotic
  • hypnotizable
  • hypnotizer
  • somniferous
  • hypersomnolence
  • sopor
  • nonhypnotic