Where does “sjukhussäng” come from?

sjukhussäng (Swedish) comes from Swedish sjukhus, from Swedish hus, from Old Swedish [[hus, from Old Norse hús, from Proto-Germanic hūsą, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

sjukhussäng (Swedish): a hospital bed

Definitions

  1. a hospital bed

Ancestry of “sjukhussäng”, step by step

sjukhussäng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sjukhus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsjukhusa hospital
2Swedishhusa house; a building where people live or work; a...
3Old Swedish[[hus—
4Old Norsehúshouse
5Proto-Germanichūsąhouse
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Swedish säng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsänga bed; a piece of furniture used for sleeping
2Old Swedishsiang—
3Old Norsesæingbed
4Old Norsesænga late variant of sæing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →