Where does “sofa hjá” come from?
sofa hjá (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sofa, from Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic swefaną, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
sofa hjá (Icelandic): to sleep with, to have sex with; to have sex
Definitions
- to sleep with, to have sex with; to have sex
Ancestry of “sofa hjá”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | sofa | to sleep |
| 2 | Old Norse | sofa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swefaną | to sleep |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |