Where does “sofa” come from?
sofa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic swefaną, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
sofa (Icelandic): to sleep
Ancestry of “sofa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | sofa | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | swefaną | to sleep |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |
Words derived from “sofa”