Where does “sovgemak” come from?

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

sovgemak (Swedish): a stately bedchamber

Definitions

  1. a stately bedchamber

Ancestry of “sovgemak”, step by step

sovgemak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sova

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

via Swedish gemak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgemaka large and comfortable room, a chamber
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swep- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swefaną →Every word from Old Norse sofa →
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