Where does “sängvätare” come from?
sängvätare (Swedish) comes from Swedish väta, from Old Swedish væta, from Old Norse væta, from Proto-Germanic wētijaną, from Indo-European *wed-.
sängvätare (Swedish): a bedwetter
Ancestry of “sängvätare”, step by step
sängvätare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish väta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | väta | to wet; wetness |
| 2 | Old Swedish | væta | to wet, make wet |
| 3 | Old Norse | væta | wet, make wet; wetness |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wētijaną | to wet; make wet |
| 5 | Indo-European | *wed- | — |
via Swedish säng
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | säng | a bed; a piece of furniture used for sleeping |
| 2 | Old Swedish | siang | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | sæing | bed |
| 4 | Old Norse | sæng | a late variant of sæing |