Where does “banc” come from?

banc (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *banc, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

banc (Middle Dutch): bench, seat; judicial bench

Definitions

  1. bench, seat; judicial bench

Ancestry of “banc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutch*bancbench
2Proto-West Germanicbankibench
3Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “banc”

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