Where does “svøvnapnø” come from?

svøvnapnø (Faroese) comes from Faroese svøvnur, from Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

svøvnapnø (Faroese): sleep apnea

Definitions

  1. sleep apnea

Ancestry of “svøvnapnø”, step by step

svøvnapnø traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese svøvnur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesvøvnursleep
2Old Norsesvefnsleep
3Proto-Germanicswefnazsleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

via Faroese apnø

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseapnø—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →