Where does “bænk” come from?

bænk (Danish) comes from Old East Norse benkr, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bænk (Danish): bench

Definitions

  1. bench

Ancestry of “bænk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Norsebenkr—
2Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “bænk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Old East Norse benkr →