Where does “sweven” come from?

sweven (English) comes from Middle English sweven, from Old English swefan, from Proto-Germanic swefaną, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

sweven (English): A dream; A vision

Definitions

  1. A dream; A vision

Ancestry of “sweven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishswevendream; vision, premonition
2Old Englishswefanto sleep; to be dead
3Proto-Germanicswefanąto sleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swefaną →Every word from Old English swefan →