Where does “søvnighet” come from?
søvnighet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål søvnig, from Old Norse svefnugr, 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.
søvnighet (Norwegian Bokmål): sleepiness
Ancestry of “søvnighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | søvnig | sleepy |
| 2 | Old Norse | svefnugr | sleepy |
| 3 | Old Norse | svefn | sleep |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swefnaz | sleep |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swépnos | sleep, slumber |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swopnos | dream |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |