Where does “søvnproblem” come from?

søvnproblem (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.

søvnproblem (Norwegian Nynorsk): a sleeping problem

Definitions

  1. a sleeping problem

Ancestry of “søvnproblem”, step by step

søvnproblem traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk søvn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksøvnsleep
2Old Norsesvefnsleep
3Proto-Germanicswefnazsleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

via Norwegian Nynorsk problem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskproblemproblem
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →