Where does “Svafa” come from?

Svafa (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic svaf, from Icelandic sofa, from Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic swefaną, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

Ancestry of “Svafa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsvaffirst-person singular past indicative of sofa;...
2Icelandicsofato sleep
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 →