Where does “sove” come from?

sove (Danish) comes from Old Danish souæ, from Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic swefaną, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

sove (Danish): sleep

Definitions

  1. sleep

Ancestry of “sove”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishsouæ—
2Old Norsesofato sleep
3Proto-Germanicswefanąto sleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “sove”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swefaną →Every word from Old Norse sofa →