Where does “forsova” come from?

forsova (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sova, from Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic swefaną, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

forsova (Norwegian Nynorsk): to oversleep

Definitions

  1. to oversleep

Ancestry of “forsova”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorsksovaAlternative form of sove; sleep
2Old Norsesofato sleep
3Proto-Germanicswefanąto sleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swefaną →Every word from Old Norse sofa →