Where does “benchtop” come from?
benchtop (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.
benchtop (English): The surface of a bench or workbench
Definitions
- The surface of a bench or workbench
Ancestry of “benchtop”, step by step
benchtop 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 top
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | top | The highest or uppermost part of something; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | top | The summit or top of something, especially a... |
| 3 | Old English | topp | top, summit (of something) |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *topp | top, summit, crest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | tuppaz | tuft, plait; top, summit |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dumb- | tail, rod, staff, pole, penis; tail, rod, staff,... |