Where does “spjälsäng” come from?

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

spjälsäng (Swedish): a slatted crib (usually for babies to sleep in)

Definitions

  1. a slatted crib (usually for babies to sleep in)

Ancestry of “spjälsäng”, step by step

spjälsäng 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 spjäla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspjälaa slat (thin, narrow strip or bar, like in a crib or Venetian blind)
Every word from Old Norse sæng →Every word from Old Norse sæing →Every word from Old Swedish siang →