Where does “Hobelbank” come from?

Hobelbank (German) comes from German bank, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

Hobelbank (German): workbench, carpenter's bench

Definitions

workbench, carpenter's bench

Ancestry of “Hobelbank”, step by step

Hobelbank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bank

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	bank	bench which people sit on; pew
2	Italian	banco	desk; counter; bench, table
3	Old High German	bank	bench
4	Proto-West Germanic	banki	bench
5	Proto-Germanic	bankiz	a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰeg-	to break

via German Hobel

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	Hobel	anything that abrades a surface, such as –...
2	Middle High German	hobel	—
3	Old High German	huobil	—

Words derived from “Hobelbank”

hobelbank

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic banki →