Where does “svefnpoki” come from?

svefnpoki (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic svefn, from Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

svefnpoki (Icelandic): sleeping bag

Definitions

  1. sleeping bag

Ancestry of “svefnpoki”, step by step

svefnpoki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic svefn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsvefnsleep; a dream
2Old Norsesvefnsleep
3Proto-Germanicswefnazsleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

via Icelandic poki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicpokibag, sack, pouch; pouch
2Old Norsepokibag, pocket; pouch; bag
3Proto-Germanic*puhôbag
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →