Where does “sov” come from?
sov (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sove, from Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic swefaną, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
sov (Norwegian Bokmål): inflection of sove:
## imperative
## simple past
Definitions
- inflection of sove:
## imperative
## simple past
Ancestry of “sov”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sove | to sleep |
| 2 | Old Norse | sofa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | swefaną | to sleep |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |