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Where does “swefaną” come from?

swefaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

swefaną (Proto-Germanic): to sleep

Definitions

  1. to sleep

Ancestry of “swefaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “swefaną”

  • sweb
  • swebby
  • sova
  • försova
  • soveværelse
  • sov
  • soverom
  • sovepille
  • sovetablett
  • sovepose
  • sove
  • sov
  • soverom
  • sovepille
  • sovetablett
  • sovepose
  • sove
  • sove
  • soveværelse
  • sover
  • sov
  • swebben
  • swebban
  • aswebban
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