Where does “svæfill” come from?

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

svæfill (Icelandic): small pillow (for children)

Definitions

  1. small pillow (for children)

Ancestry of “svæfill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsvæfato lull to sleep, to make sleepy; to anesthetize
2Old Norsesvæfa—
3Proto-Germanicswēbjaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic swēbjaną →Every word from Old Norse svæfa →Every word from Icelandic svæfa →