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Where does “dormir” come from?

dormir (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish dormir, from Latin dormiō, from Proto-Italic dormiō, from Proto-Indo-European drem- — to run.

dormir (Spanish): to sleep; to fall asleep; to die; to rest in...

Definitions

  1. to sleep; to fall asleep; to die; to rest in...

Ancestry of “dormir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishdormir—
2Latindormiō—
3Proto-Italicdormiōto sleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeandrem-to run

Words derived from “dormir”

  • duermevela
  • durmiente
  • dormilona
  • dormilón
  • mimir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drem- →