Where does “שלאָפֿלאָזיקייט” come from?

שלאָפֿלאָזיקייט (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish שלאָפֿלאָז, from Yiddish שלאָף, from Middle High German slāf, from Old High German slāf, from Proto-Germanic slap-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- — to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...

שלאָפֿלאָזיקייט (Yiddish): sleeplessness, insomnia

Definitions

  1. sleeplessness, insomnia

Ancestry of “שלאָפֿלאָזיקייט”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishשלאָפֿלאָזsleepless
2Yiddishשלאָףsleep
3Middle High Germanslāf—
4Old High Germanslāfslack
5Proto-Germanicslap-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₂b-to hang loosely, be weak; to be weak, limp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₂b- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slap- →Every word from Old High German slāf →