Where does “kerkbank” come from?

kerkbank (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.

kerkbank (Dutch): a pew

Definitions

  1. a pew

Ancestry of “kerkbank”, step by step

kerkbank 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 kerk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkerkchurch, house of Christian worship; church,...
2Dutchmismass; wrong; missed, not a hit
3Middle Dutchmisurine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic banki →