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Where does “drémati” come from?

drémati (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic drěmati, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.

drémati (Serbo-Croatian): to slumber, to doze

Definitions

  1. to slumber, to doze

Ancestry of “drémati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdrěmatito doze, to drowse, to slumber
2Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run

Words derived from “drémati”

  • dremit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →