Where does “getuigenbank” come from?

getuigenbank (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.

getuigenbank (Dutch): witness stand

Definitions

  1. witness stand

Ancestry of “getuigenbank”, step by step

getuigenbank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbankbench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are...
2Italianbancodesk; counter; bench, table
3Old High Germanbankbench
4Proto-West Germanicbankibench
5Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Dutch getuige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgetuigewitness; as shown by, judging by, witness
2Middle Dutchgetuge—
3Middle Dutchgetugento bear witness
4Old Dutchgitiugon—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic banki →