Where does “pengermä” come from?

pengermä (Finnish) comes from Finnish penger, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

pengermä (Finnish): terrace, bed, embankment raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides

Definitions

  1. terrace, bed, embankment raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides

Ancestry of “pengermä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpengerembankment; bank; terrace
2Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “pengermä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Finnish penger →