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

Definitions

  1. sleeping bag

Ancestry of “sovepose”, step by step

sovepose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål sove

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsoveto sleep
2Old Norsesofato sleep
3Proto-Germanicswefanąto sleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

via Norwegian Bokmål pøse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpøseto pour e.g. rain
2Danishposebag
3Old Norseposipurse, bag; bag, purse
4Proto-Germanicpusôbag, sack, scrip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swefaną →Every word from Old Norse sofa →