Where does “sömngrus” come from?

sömngrus (Swedish) comes from Swedish sömn, from Old Swedish symn, from Old Norse svefn, from Proto-Germanic swefnaz, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

sömngrus (Swedish): sleep (in the corner of the eye)

Definitions

  1. sleep (in the corner of the eye)

Ancestry of “sömngrus”, step by step

sömngrus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sömn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsömnsleep
2Old Swedishsymnsleep
3Old Norsesvefnsleep
4Proto-Germanicswefnazsleep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

via Swedish grus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgrusgravel (small pieces of stone)
2Old Swedishgrus—
3Middle Low Germangrūs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →