Where does “svæfu” come from?

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

svæfu (Icelandic): third-person plural past subjunctive of sofa

Definitions

  1. third-person plural past subjunctive of sofa

Ancestry of “svæfu”, 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 swefaną →Every word from Old Norse sofa →