I am doing an essay on "Sleep". Where can I find out the source of the word?

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Main Entry: 1sleep
Pronunciation: 'slEp
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English slepe, from Old English sl[AE]p; akin to Old High German slAf sleep and perhaps to Latin labi to slip, slide
1 : the natural periodic suspension of consciousness during which the powers of the body are restored
2 : a state resembling sleep: as a : a state of torpid inactivity b : DEATH <put a pet cat to sleep>; also : TRANCE, COMA c : the closing of leaves or petals especially at night d : a state marked by a diminution of feeling followed by tingling <my foot's gone to sleep> e : the state of an animal during hibernation
3 a : a period spent sleeping b : NIGHT c : a day's journey
- sleep·like /-"lIk/ adjective

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webster's dictionary or maybe wikipedia

go to ask jeeves.com and ask them they will pull up articles about sleep and such and pick & choose from that.

Wikapedia :)

dictionary.com should have an entomology
Source(s):
dictionary.com

google it! go to www.google.com
and type in source of the word "sleep"

dictionary.com.

The term "sleep" is first found in the Laws of King Alfred, c.900 CE

The following phrase will be difficult to read because it is in old English, but you should be able to reconize the word "sleep" at the end:

"Gif hwa fæmnan beswice unbeweddode, and hire mid slæpe ."
Source(s):
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=sleep

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