Where does “benchlet” come from?
benchlet (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.
benchlet (English): A small bench; A stool
Definitions
- A small bench; A stool
Ancestry of “benchlet”, step by step
benchlet 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 let
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | let | To allow to, not to prevent; To leave; To allow... |
| 2 | Middle English | leten | to let |
| 3 | Old English | lǣtan | to let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |