Where does “svæfum” come from?

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

svæfum (Icelandic): first-person plural active past subjunctive of...

Definitions

  1. first-person plural active past subjunctive of...

Ancestry of “svæfum”, 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 →