Proto-Germanic
*slēpaz
‘sleep’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *slēpaz.
6 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *slēpaz, most familiar first.
- sleep ← slepe ← slǣp ← *slāp
- asleep ← aslepe ← slepe ← slep ← slǣp
- sleepy ← slepy ← *slǣpiġ ← *slāpag ← *slāp
- slab ← sclabbe ← slǣp ← *slāp
- sleepless ← slepeles ← slǣplēas ← *slāpalaus ← *slāp
- eepy ← sleepy ← slepy ← *slǣpiġ ← *slāpag
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *slēpaz