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