Where does “bancal” come from?

bancal (French) comes from Old Occitan bancal, from Medieval Latin bancalis, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bancal (French): bandy-legged; rickety, wobbly; shaky, unclear,...

Definitions

  1. bandy-legged; rickety, wobbly; shaky, unclear,...

Ancestry of “bancal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanbancal—
2Medieval Latinbancalis—
3Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Medieval Latin bancalis →