Where does “søvnighed” come from?

søvnighed (Danish) comes from Danish søvnig, from Old Norse svefnugr, from Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

søvnighed (Danish): sleepiness

Definitions

  1. sleepiness

Ancestry of “søvnighed”, step by step

søvnighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish søvnig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsøvnigsleepy
2Old Norsesvefnugrsleepy
3Old Norsesvefnsleep
4Proto-Germanicswefnazsleep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →
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