Where does “häpeäpenkki” come from?

häpeäpenkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish penkki, from Old Swedish bænker, from Old Norse benkr, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

häpeäpenkki (Finnish): stool or bench of repentance

Definitions

stool or bench of repentance

Ancestry of “häpeäpenkki”, step by step

häpeäpenkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish penkki

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	penkki	bench; plant bed
2	Old Swedish	bænker	bench
3	Old Norse	benkr	—
4	Proto-Germanic	bankiz	a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
5	Proto-Indo-European	bʰeg-	to break

via Finnish häpeä

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	häpeä	shame; a shameful thing; inflection of hävetä: ##...
2	Proto-Finnic	häpedä	shame

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Old Norse benkr →