Where does “avsomna” come from?

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

avsomna (Swedish): to (calmly and peacefully) die

Definitions

  1. to (calmly and peacefully) die

Ancestry of “avsomna”, step by step

avsomna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish somna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsomnato fall asleep (to pass into sleep)
2Old Norsesofnato fall asleep
3Swedishsovato sleep
4Old Swedishsovato sleep
5Old Norsesofato sleep
6Proto-Germanicswefanąto sleep
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

via Swedish av

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishavfrom; starting at; by
2Old Norseafof, from, off, by
3Proto-Germanic*ab—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanapó—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swefaną →Every word from Old Norse sofa →