Where does “sofna” come from?

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

sofna (Old Norse): to fall asleep

Definitions

  1. to fall asleep

Ancestry of “sofna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsovato sleep
2Old Swedishsovato sleep
3Old Norsesofato sleep
4Proto-Germanicswefanąto sleep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “sofna”

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