Where does “swefn” come from?

swefn (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic swefn, from Proto-Germanic swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

swefn (Old English): dream

Definitions

  1. dream

Ancestry of “swefn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicswefnsleep, dream
2Proto-Germanicswefnazsleep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “swefn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →