Where does “benk” come from?
benk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old East Norse benkr, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
benk (Norwegian Bokmål): a bench
Ancestry of “benk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Norse | benkr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
Words derived from “benk”