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

nonvoter, armchair voter

Ancestry of “sofavælger”, step by step

sofavælger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish vælger

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	vælger	voter; present of vælge
2	Danish	vælge	choose; select; elect
3	Old Danish	wæliæ	—
4	Old Norse	velja	to choose, to select
5	Proto-Germanic	waljaną	to choose, to pick, to select
6	Proto-Indo-European	welh₁-	to choose; to want

via Danish sofa

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	sofa	sofa, couch, divan, settee
2	French	sofa	couch; sofa
3	Italian	sofà	sofa, chesterfield
4	Ottoman Turkish	sofa	—
5	Arabic	صُفَّة	a long seat made of stone or brick; sofa, long...
6	Aramaic	צפא	mat

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waljaną →Every word from Old Norse velja →