Where does “sofavælger” come from?

sofavælger (Danish) comes from Danish vælger, from Danish vælge, from Old Danish wæliæ, from Old Norse velja, from Proto-Germanic waljaną, from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- — to choose; to want.

sofavælger (Danish): nonvoter, armchair voter

Definitions

  1. nonvoter, armchair voter

Ancestry of “sofavælger”, step by step

sofavælger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish vælger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvælgervoter; present of vælge
2Danishvælgechoose; select; elect
3Old Danishwæliæ—
4Old Norseveljato choose, to select
5Proto-Germanicwaljanąto choose, to pick, to select
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwelh₁-to choose; to want

via Danish sofa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsofasofa, couch, divan, settee
2Frenchsofacouch; sofa
3Italiansofàsofa, chesterfield
4Ottoman Turkishsofa—
5Arabicصُفَّةa long seat made of stone or brick; sofa, long...
6Aramaicצפאmat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waljaną →Every word from Old Norse velja →