Where does “soveværelse” come from?

soveværelse (Danish) comes from Danish værelse, from Danish være, from Old Danish wæræ, from Old Norse vera, from Old Norse vesa, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

soveværelse (Danish): a bedroom

Definitions

  1. a bedroom

Ancestry of “soveværelse”, step by step

soveværelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish værelse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishværelseroom; separate part of a building
2Danishværeto be; to be, exist; to have
3Old Danishwæræ—
4Old Norseverato be
5Old NorsevesaArchaic form of vera; to be
6Proto-Germanic*wesaną—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via Danish sove

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsovesleep
2Old Danishsouæ—
3Old Norsesofato sleep
4Proto-Germanicswefanąto sleep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wesaną →Every word from Old Norse vesa →