Where does “sängkammare” come from?

sängkammare (Swedish) comes from Swedish kammare, from Old Norse kamarr, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.

sängkammare (Swedish): a (finer) bedroom, a bedchamber

Definitions

  1. a (finer) bedroom, a bedchamber

Ancestry of “sängkammare”, step by step

sängkammare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kammare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkammarea chamber, a room; a small space, a chamber; an...
2Old Norsekamarrprivy
3LatincameraA chamber in its various senses, "including";...
4Ancient GreekκαμάραAnything with an arched cover such as a covered...
5Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
6Proto-Iraniankamárati
7Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via Swedish säng

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

Words derived from “sängkammare

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmáratiEvery word from Proto-Iranian kamárati