Where does “sömntablett” come from?
sömntablett (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.
sömntablett (Swedish): a sleeping tablet (sleeping pill)
Definitions
- a sleeping tablet (sleeping pill)
Ancestry of “sömntablett”, step by step
sömntablett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sömn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sömn | sleep |
| 2 | Old Swedish | symn | sleep |
| 3 | Old Norse | svefn | sleep |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swefnaz | sleep |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swépnos | sleep, slumber |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swopnos | dream |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | swep- | to sleep |
via Swedish tablett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tablett | a tablet or pill |
| 2 | French | tablette | tablet; bar |
| 3 | Old French | tablete | small table; a board to be written on; tablet |
| 4 | Old French | -eté | variant of -té |
| 5 | Latin | -ittus | diminutive suffix, used to create nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tos | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |