Where does “penkkipunnerrus” come from?

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

penkkipunnerrus (Finnish): bench press

Definitions

  1. bench press

Ancestry of “penkkipunnerrus”, step by step

penkkipunnerrus 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 punnerrus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpunnerruspush-up
2Finnishpunnertaato exert effort; to do a push-up; to bench press
3Finnishpunnatato exert effort, make an effort
4Finnishtäwhat
5FinnishmitäPartitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Old Norse benkr →