Where does “vierassänky” come from?

vierassänky (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.

vierassänky (Finnish): guest bed

Definitions

  1. guest bed

Ancestry of “vierassänky”, step by step

vierassänky 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 vieras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvierasunfamiliar; foreign; guest, visitor
2Proto-Finnicveerasguest, visitor; stranger; strange, foreign,...
3Proto-Finnicveeriside, flank; edge
4Proto-Finno-Permicwäre—
Every word from Old Norse sæng →Every word from Old Norse sæing →Every word from Old Swedish siang →