Where does “benchland” come from?

benchland (English) comes from English bench, from Middle English bench, from Old English benċ, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

benchland (English): bench

Definitions

bench

Ancestry of “benchland”, step by step

benchland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bench

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	bench	A long seat with or without a back, found for...
2	Middle English	bench	—
3	Old English	benċ	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 English Land

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Land	The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
2	Middle English	land	Alternative form of lond; urine
3	Old English	hland	urine
4	Proto-Germanic	hlandą	urine
5	Proto-Indo-European	klān-	liquid, wet ground

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