Where does “svæfa” come from?

svæfa (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse svæfa, from Proto-Germanic swēbjaną.

svæfa (Icelandic): to lull to sleep, to make sleepy; to anesthetize

Definitions

  1. to lull to sleep, to make sleepy; to anesthetize

Ancestry of “svæfa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvæfa—
2Proto-Germanicswēbjaną—

Words derived from “svæfa”

Every word from Proto-Germanic swēbjaną →Every word from Old Norse svæfa →