Where does “benk” come from?

benk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old East Norse benkr, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

benk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bench

Definitions

  1. a bench

Ancestry of “benk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Norsebenkr—
2Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “benk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Old East Norse benkr →