Proto-West Germanic

*slāp

‘sleep’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-West Germanic *slāp.

6 English words in this record descend from Proto-West Germanic *slāp, most familiar first.

• sleep ← slepe ← slǣp
• asleep ← aslepe ← slepe ← slep ← slǣp
• sleepy ← slepy ← *slǣpiġ ← *slāpag
• slab ← sclabbe ← slǣp
• sleepless ← slepeles ← slǣplēas ← *slāpalaus
• eepy ← sleepy ← slepy ← *slǣpiġ ← *slāpag

Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *slāp