Where does “folterbank” come from?

folterbank (Dutch) comes from Dutch bank, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

folterbank (Dutch): rack

Definitions

rack

Ancestry of “folterbank”, step by step

folterbank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bank

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	bank	bench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are...
2	Italian	banco	desk; counter; bench, table
3	Old High German	bank	bench
4	Proto-West Germanic	banki	bench
5	Proto-Germanic	bankiz	a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰeg-	to break

via Dutch folteren

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	folteren	to torture, to torment, to agonize
2	German	foltern	to torture
3	Latin	poletrus	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic banki →