Where does “souæ” come from?

souæ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic swefaną, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

Ancestry of “souæ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “souæ”

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