dutten

Meaning

to doze, to nap, to sleep lightly

Concepts

slumber

nap

doze

kip

catnap

sleep

😴

drowse

roost

snooze

Synonyms

sluimeren

druilen

maffen

😴

een uiltje knappen

soezen

doezelen

slapen

😴

Translations

schlummern

dormicchiare

pennen

😴

adormir

κοιμάμαι

schlafen

😴

dösen

verschlafen

ratzen

😴

Heia machen

ausschlafen

dormir

😴

glandouiller

sommeiller

dormir

😴

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdʏ.tə(n)/

Etymology

Cognate with Middle Dutch: dutten

In summary

Unclear. May be from Middle Dutch dutten (“to rage”), through the semantic development: “rage” → “be out of one's mind” → “be unconscious” → “doze”, possibly ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þeutaną (“to roar, howl”).