Where does “svefnpurka” come from?
svefnpurka (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.
svefnpurka (Icelandic): a sleepyhead, a lie-a-bed/lieabed, a sluggard
Definitions
- a sleepyhead, a lie-a-bed/lieabed, a sluggard
Ancestry of “svefnpurka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | svefn | sleep; a dream |
| 2 | Old Norse | svefn | sleep |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swefnaz | sleep |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swépnos | sleep, slumber |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swopnos | dream |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |