Where does “sorvipenkki” come from?

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

sorvipenkki (Finnish): lathe stand, lathe workbench

Definitions

  1. lathe stand, lathe workbench

Ancestry of “sorvipenkki”, step by step

sorvipenkki 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 sorvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsorvilathe
2Swedishsvarva lathe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Old Norse benkr →
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