Dream
/driːm/noun
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep.
Did you know?In Old English, 'dream' originally meant 'joy' or 'music', but it transformed into the haunting visions we experience at night.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*dʰrem-
“to stir up, to agitate, to tremble.”
Old English
Old English
drēam
“joy, music, or a state of bliss.”
Middle English
Middle English
dreme
“a dream or vision experienced in sleep.”
14th Century
Middle English
dreme
“a dream or fantasy, often with a sense of foreboding.”
Modern English
English
dream
“a series of thoughts or images during sleep, often interpreted as messages from the subconscious.”