Where does “benchless” come from?

benchless (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.

benchless (English): Without a bench or benches

Definitions

Without a bench or benches

Ancestry of “benchless”, step by step

benchless 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 less

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	less	To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2	Middle English	les	false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3	Old English	lēas	false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4	Proto-Germanic	*laus	—

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