Where does “sváfu” come from?

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

sváfu (Icelandic): third-person plural active past indicative of...

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  1. third-person plural active past indicative of...

Ancestry of “sváfu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsofato sleep
2Old Norsesofato sleep
3Proto-Germanicswefanąto sleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep-Every word from Proto-Germanic swefanąEvery word from Old Norse sofa