Where does “sover” come from?

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

sover (Danish): sleeper; present of sove

Definitions

  1. sleeper; present of sove

Ancestry of “sover”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsovesleep
2Old Danishsouæ—
3Old Norsesofato sleep
4Proto-Germanicswefanąto sleep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swefaną →Every word from Old Norse sofa →