sweven

Senso (Inglese)

1. (archaic) A dream.
2. (archaic) A vision.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈswɛvən/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: sweven

Ereditato da inglese antico: swefn

Affine olandese: suf

Affine tedesco medio alto: swēb

Affine danese: søvn

Affine islandese: svefn

Affine norvegese: søvn

Affine svedese: sömn

Affine latino: somnus

Affine sanscrito: स्वप्न

Affine greco antico: ὕπνος

In summary

From Middle English sweven, from Old English swefn (“sleep, dream, vision”), from Proto-West Germanic *swefn, from Proto-Germanic *swefną, *swefnaz (“sleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos, *supnós (“dream”), from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“to sleep”). Cognate with Dutch suf (“drowsy”), Middle High German swēb (“sleep”), Danish søvn (“sleep”), Icelandic svefn (“sleep”), Norwegian søvn (“sleep”), Swedish sömn (“sleep”), Latin somnus (“sleep, slumber, drowsiness”), Sanskrit स्वप्न (svápna), Ancient Greek ὕπνος (húpnos).