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

Definitions

  1. sleepiness

Ancestry of “søvnighet”, step by step

søvnighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål søvnig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsøvnigsleepy
2Old Norsesvefnugrsleepy
3Old Norsesvefnsleep
4Proto-Germanicswefnazsleep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →