Where does “himmelseng” come from?
himmelseng (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål seng, from Old Norse sæing, from Old Norse sæng — a late variant of sæing.
himmelseng (Norwegian Bokmål): a four-poster bed
Ancestry of “himmelseng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | seng | a bed |
| 2 | Old Norse | sæing | bed |
| 3 | Old Norse | sæng | a late variant of sæing |