Where does “Kniebank” come from?

Kniebank (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.

Kniebank (German): kneeler small, low bench to kneel on, especially in a church, often protruding from the back of a pew

Definitions

kneeler small, low bench to kneel on, especially in a church, often protruding from the back of a pew

Ancestry of “Kniebank”, step by step

Kniebank 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 knien

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	German	knien	to kneel
2	Middle High German	kniewen	—

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