Where does “sova” come from?

sova (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish sova, from Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic swefaną, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

sova (Swedish): to sleep

Definitions

  1. to sleep

Ancestry of “sova”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsovato sleep
2Old Norsesofato sleep
3Proto-Germanicswefanąto sleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

Words derived from “sova”

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