Where does “søvnløyse” come from?

søvnløyse (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk søvn, 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.

søvnløyse (Norwegian Nynorsk): sleeplessness

Definitions

  1. sleeplessness

Ancestry of “søvnløyse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksøvnsleep
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 →