Where does “sov” come from?

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

sov (Norwegian Nynorsk): inflection of sove: ## past ## imperative

Definitions

  1. inflection of sove: ## past ## imperative

Ancestry of “sov”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksoveto 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 →