Where does “drawbench” come from?

drawbench (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.

drawbench (English): A machine in which long pieces of metal are drawn...

Definitions

  1. A machine in which long pieces of metal are drawn...

Ancestry of “drawbench”, step by step

drawbench traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bench

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbenchA long seat with or without a back, found for...
2Middle Englishbench—
3Old Englishbenċbench
4Proto-West Germanicbankibench
5Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via English draw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdraw"To move or develop something."; "To exert or...
2Fijiandrauleaf; hundred
3Proto-Oceanicrau—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahunleaf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic banki →