Where does “sängliggande” come from?

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

sängliggande (Swedish): bedridden

Definitions

  1. bedridden

Ancestry of “sängliggande”, step by step

sängliggande 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 liggande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishliggande
Every word from Old Norse sæng →Every word from Old Norse sæing →Every word from Old Swedish siang →