Where does “teurastuspenkki” come from?

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

teurastuspenkki (Finnish): slaughter bench

Definitions

  1. slaughter bench

Ancestry of “teurastuspenkki”, step by step

teurastuspenkki 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 teurastus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishteurastusslaughter killing of animals
2FinnishteurastaaTo slaughter, butcher; To massacre
3FinnishteurasAn animal to be slaughtered
4Proto-Germanicþeurazbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Old Norse benkr →
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