| 【sleep】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "slæpan," "slæp," "slep," and "slepan." It carries the basic meaning of "sleep." from PIE *sleg- "be slack, be languid" |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "sleep"]
asleep ****[2133] Someone who is asleep is sleeping.
sleep ****[351] When you sleep, you rest with your eyes closed and your mind and body inactive.
sleepy ☆[5174] If you are sleepy, you are very tired and are almost asleep.
[WORD ROOT]root sleep
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] sleep
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) slæpan, slæp, slep, slepan
[MEANING]root sleep
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【Old English】 slæpan to be or fall asleep; be dormant or inactive
- 【Old English】 slæp sleep, sleepiness, inactivity
- 【Old English】 slep
- 【Old English】 slepan
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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asleep ★★★★[2133] adjective from sleep
【DEFINITION】 Someone who is asleep is sleeping.
【ANTONYM】 awake
【COMPOSITION】 on + sleep
【ROOTs】 ⑴ a(on); on ⑵ sleep; sleep
【Etymology】 《Old English on slæpe》 [on+slæpe]
【First Known Meaning】 in or into a state of slumber
sleep ★★★★[351] verb from sleep
【DEFINITION】 When you sleep, you rest with your eyes closed and your mind and body inactive.
【Declension/Conjugation】 slept, slept, sleeping, sleeps
【ROOTs】 sleep; sleep
【Etymology】 《Old English slæp》 sleep, sleepiness, inactivity
【First Known Meaning】 to be or fall asleep; be dormant or inactive
【DERIVATIVEs】 sleepily, sleepiness, sleeplike, sleepy, sleep
sleepy ☆[5174] adjective from sleep
【DEFINITION】 If you are sleepy, you are very tired and are almost asleep.
【VARIATIONs】 비교; sleepy < sleepier < sleepiest
【SYNONYM】 drowsy
【ROOTs】 ⑴ sleep; ⑵ y; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English slæp》 sleep, sleepiness, inactivity
【DERIVATIVEs】 sleepily, sleepiness, sleeplike, sleepy, sleep
Other words containing "sleep"; sleeping, sleepless
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
skill
six
site-, situ-
sist-
sing
simple
simil-, simul-
sign
sider
side
