reverie

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English word reverie comes from Proto-Germanic *rēswaną (To counsel, deliberate.)

*rēswaną (Proto-Germanic)

To counsel, deliberate.

*rāswan (Frankish)

To conjecture, guess. To consider.

resver (Old French)

To hallucinate; to be delirious. To wander about.

resverie (Old French)

Delusion; hallucination. Joy; delight.

reverie (Middle French)

reverie (English)

(archaic) A caper, a frolic; merriment.

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