Where does “swefan” come from?
swefan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic swefaną, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.
swefan (Old English): to sleep; to be dead
Ancestry of “swefan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | swefaną | to sleep |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |