Where does “bench” come from?
Bench derives from English bench press, borrowed from Yiddish בענטשן, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Latin bene meaning well.
bench (English): A long seat with or without a back, found for...
Definitions
- A long seat with or without a back, found for...
Ancestry of “bench”, step by step
bench traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English bench
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | bench | — |
| 2 | Old English | benċ | bench |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
via English bench press
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bench press | An exercise performed by pressing the weight of a... |