Where does “sova” come from?

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

sova (Norwegian Nynorsk): Alternative form of sove; sleep

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sove; sleep

Ancestry of “sova”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesofato sleep
2Proto-Germanicswefanąto sleep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “sova”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swefaną →Every word from Old Norse sofa →