Where does “Dréibänk” come from?
Dréibänk (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Bänk, from French banque, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
Dréibänk (Luxembourgish): lathe
Definitions
- lathe
Ancestry of “Dréibänk”, step by step
Dréibänk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Bänk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Bänk | bench, pew |
| 2 | French | banque | bank |
| 3 | Italian | banco | desk; counter; bench, table |
| 4 | Old High German | bank | bench |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
via Luxembourgish dréien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | dréien | to turn, to twist, to rotate; to shoot; to roll |
| 2 | Middle High German | dræjen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | drāen | to turn; to twist; turn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þrāan | to twist |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þrēaną | to twist, to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |