Where does “sov” come from?
sov (Danish) comes from Danish sove, from Old Danish souæ, from Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic swefaną, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
sov (Danish): imperative of sove; past tense of sove
Definitions
- imperative of sove; past tense of sove
Ancestry of “sov”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | sove | sleep |
| 2 | Old Danish | souæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | sofa | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swefaną | to sleep |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |