Where does “sänky” come from?

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

sänky (Finnish): bed, bedstead; sex, especially in the expressions...

Definitions

  1. bed, bedstead; sex, especially in the expressions...

Ancestry of “sänky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsänga bed; a piece of furniture used for sleeping
2Old Swedishsiang—
3Old Norsesæingbed
4Old Norsesænga late variant of sæing

Words derived from “sänky”

Every word from Old Norse sæng →Every word from Old Norse sæing →Every word from Old Swedish siang →