Where does “vesisänky” come from?

vesisänky (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.

vesisänky (Finnish): waterbed bed with a tough plastic mattress filled with water

Definitions

  1. waterbed bed with a tough plastic mattress filled with water

Ancestry of “vesisänky”, step by step

vesisänky 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 vesi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvesiwater; lake; rheum
2Proto-Finnicveciwater
3Arabicوعاءvessel, container, bowl
Every word from Old Norse sæng →Every word from Old Norse sæing →Every word from Old Swedish siang →