Where does “søvn” come from?

søvn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

søvn (Norwegian Nynorsk): sleep

Definitions

  1. sleep

Ancestry of “søvn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvefnsleep
2Proto-Germanicswefnazsleep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “søvn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →
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