Where does “penkkihiomakone” come from?
penkkihiomakone (Finnish) comes from Finnish penkki, from Old Swedish bænker, from Old Norse benkr, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
penkkihiomakone (Finnish): bench grinder
Ancestry of “penkkihiomakone”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |