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
Ancestry of “bænk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Norse | benkr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |