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

Definitions

  1. bench grinder

Ancestry of “penkkihiomakone”, step by step

penkkihiomakone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish penkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpenkkibench; plant bed
2Old Swedishbænkerbench
3Old Norsebenkr—
4Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Finnish hiomakone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiomakonegrinder, sander
2Finnishhioato grind, whet, hone; to grind, sharpen; to sand
3Proto-Finnichijodakto grind, to hone, to whet
4Proto-Finno-Ugricšija-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Old Norse benkr →