Where does “sängynrunko” come from?

sängynrunko (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.

sängynrunko (Finnish): bedstead, bedframe

Definitions

  1. bedstead, bedframe

Ancestry of “sängynrunko”, step by step

sängynrunko 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 runko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrunkotrunk; hull; body
2Proto-Finnicrunkabody, torso
Every word from Old Norse sængEvery word from Old Norse sæingEvery word from Old Swedish siang
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