Where does “somna” come from?

somna (Swedish) comes 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.

somna (Swedish): to fall asleep (to pass into sleep)

Definitions

  1. to fall asleep (to pass into sleep)

Ancestry of “somna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesofnato fall asleep
2Swedishsovato sleep
3Old Swedishsovato sleep
4Old Norsesofato sleep
5Proto-Germanicswefanąto sleep
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “somna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swefaną →Every word from Old Norse sofa →