Where does “sängynjalka” come from?

sängynjalka (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.

sängynjalka (Finnish): bed leg

Definitions

  1. bed leg

Ancestry of “sängynjalka”, step by step

sängynjalka 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 jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka
Every word from Old Norse sængEvery word from Old Norse sæingEvery word from Old Swedish siang
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