Where does “søvnig” come from?

søvnig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse svefnugr, 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.

søvnig (Norwegian Nynorsk): sleepy

Definitions

  1. sleepy

Ancestry of “søvnig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesvefnugrsleepy
2Old Norsesvefnsleep
3Proto-Germanicswefnazsleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →