Where does “sömnlös” come from?

sömnlös (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.

sömnlös (Swedish): sleepless, lacking sleep, unable to fall asleep

Definitions

  1. sleepless, lacking sleep, unable to fall asleep

Ancestry of “sömnlös”, step by step

sömnlös 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 lös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlösloose; not tightened, able to move; loose; not...
2Old Swedishlø̄sloose
3Old Norselaussloose
4Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “sömnlös”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos →