Where does “kaappisänky” come from?

kaappisänky (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaappi, from Old Swedish skap, from Middle Low German schap, from Old Saxon skāp, from Proto-West Germanic skāp, from Proto-Germanic skapą, from Proto-Germanic skapjaną, from Proto-Indo-European skab- — to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

kaappisänky (Finnish): Murphy bed, cabinet bed, fold-up bed

Definitions

  1. Murphy bed, cabinet bed, fold-up bed

Ancestry of “kaappisänky”, step by step

kaappisänky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaappi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaappicabinet; closet; locker
2Old Swedishskap—
3Middle Low Germanschapcupboard, cabinet, coffer
4Old Saxonskāpsheep
5Proto-West Germanicskāpsheep
6Proto-Germanicskapąshape
7Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
8Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...

via Finnish sänky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsänkybed, bedstead; sex, especially in the expressions...
2Swedishsänga bed; a piece of furniture used for sleeping
3Old Swedishsiang—
4Old Norsesæingbed
5Old Norsesænga late variant of sæing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapjaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic skapą →