Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗To rest in a state of reduced consciousness. · To have sexual intercourse (see sleep with). · To accommodate in beds. · To be careless, inattentive, or unconcerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.
From Middle English slepen, from Anglian Old English slēpan (West Saxon Old English slǣpan), from Proto-West Germanic *slāpan, from Proto-Germanic *slēpaną (“to sleep”). Cognates Cognate with North Frisian sleepe, sliap, sliip, släipe (“to sleep”), Saterland Frisian släipe (“to sleep”), West Frisian sliepe (“to sleep”), Alemannic German schlaaffe, schlaafä, schlafe, schloafe, schloafen, schlofe, schlàfu (“to sleep”), Bavarian schlofn, schlåfn, sghlofn (“to sleep”), Central Franconian schlofe (“to sleep”), Cimbrian slaafan, slafan, slavan (“to sleep”), Dutch and Low German slapen (“to sleep”), German schlafen (“to sleep”), Limburgish schloëpe, slaope (“to sleep”), Luxembourgish schlofen (“to sleep”), Mòcheno schloven (“to sleep”), Vilamovian šłȫfa, śłöfa (“to sleep”), Yiddish שלאָפֿן (shlofn, “to sleep”), Crimean Gothic schlipen (“to sleep”), Gothic 𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌽 (slēpan, “to sleep”).
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- Inherited-form mentionslepenenm
- Inherited-form mention*slāpangmw-pro
- Inherited-form mention*slēpanągem-pro · to sleep
- Cognate mentionsleepefrr
- Cognate mentionsläipestq · to sleep
- Cognate mentionsliepefy · to sleep
- Cognate mentionschlaaffegsw
- Cognate mentionschlofnbar
- Cognate mentionschlofegmw-cfr · to sleep
- Cognate mentionslaafancim
- Cognate mentionschlafende · to sleep
- Cognate mentionschloëpeli
- Cognate mentionschlofenlb · to sleep
- Cognate mentionschlovenmhn · to sleep
- Cognate mentionšłȫfawym
- Cognate mentionשלאָפֿןyi · to sleep
- Cognate mentionschlipengme-cgo · to sleep
- Cognate mention𐍃𐌻𐌴𐍀𐌰𐌽got · to sleep
This page abbreviates 7 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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