Where does “rustbank” come from?

rustbank (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.

rustbank (Dutch): a long bench where you can lie down to relieve fatigue

Definitions

  1. a long bench where you can lie down to relieve fatigue

Ancestry of “rustbank”, step by step

rustbank 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 rust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrustrest, calm, peace; half-time
2Middle Dutchrusterest, pause, after physical exertion; peace,...
3Old Dutchrusta—
4Proto-Germanicrustijō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic banki →