Etymology of the English word sleep
the English word
sleepderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*sleb-Derivations in English
microsleep,
outsleep,
sleepcoat,
sleepshirt,
sleepwalking,
sleepwear,
oversleep,
sleeper,
sleepy,
sleeping,
sleepless,
sleepover,
asleep,
sleptCognates
Dutch
slapen, German
schlafen, Gothic
slēpanUsage
Word found in Modern English
