Where does “matkasänky” come from?

matkasänky (Finnish) comes from Finnish sänky, from Swedish säng, from Old Swedish siang, from Old Norse sæing, from Old Norse sæng — a late variant of sæing.

matkasänky (Finnish): travel bed

Definitions

  1. travel bed

Ancestry of “matkasänky”, step by step

matkasänky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish matka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatkatrip; journey; distance
2Proto-Finnicmatkaway, path; journey, trip; distance
3Proto-Uralicmëtkapassage
Every word from Old Norse sængEvery word from Old Norse sæingEvery word from Old Swedish siang
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