Where does “drejebænk” come from?

drejebænk (Danish) comes from Danish dreje, from Middle Low German dreien, from Old Saxon thrāian, from Proto-West Germanic þrāan, from Proto-Germanic þrēaną, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

drejebænk (Danish): lathe (for metal or wood items)

Definitions

  1. lathe (for metal or wood items)

Ancestry of “drejebænk”, step by step

drejebænk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish dreje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdrejeto turn; to twist, twirl; to revolve, rotate,...
2Middle Low Germandreien—
3Old Saxonthrāianto turn
4Proto-West Germanicþrāanto twist
5Proto-Germanicþrēanąto twist, to turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

via Danish bænk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbænkbench
2Old East Norsebenkr—
3Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þrēaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic þrāan →