Where does “swefn” come from?

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

swefn (Proto-West Germanic): sleep, dream

Definitions

  1. sleep, dream

Ancestry of “swefn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswefnazsleep
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
4Proto-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 →