Where does “sömnlöshet” come from?

sömnlöshet (Swedish) comes from Swedish sömnlös, 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.

sömnlöshet (Swedish): sleeplessness, insomnia, lack of sleep

Definitions

  1. sleeplessness, insomnia, lack of sleep

Ancestry of “sömnlöshet”, step by step

sömnlöshet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sömnlös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsömnlössleepless, lacking sleep, unable to fall asleep
2Swedishsömnsleep
3Old Swedishsymnsleep
4Old Norsesvefnsleep
5Proto-Germanicswefnazsleep
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

via Swedish het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhethot; having a very high temperature; hot;...
2Old Swedishhēterhot
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep-Every word from Proto-Indo-European swopnosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European swépnos
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