Where does “sängfösare” come from?

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

sängfösare (Swedish): a nightcap (usually alcoholic beverage drunk before bed)

Definitions

  1. a nightcap (usually alcoholic beverage drunk before bed)

Ancestry of “sängfösare”, step by step

sängfösare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish säng

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

via Swedish fösa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfösato push (usually to make a continuous, transporting push; fösa undan = push aside, push out of the way)
Every word from Old Norse sæng →Every word from Old Norse sæing →Every word from Old Swedish siang →