Where does “dreiebenk” come from?

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

dreiebenk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a lathe

Definitions

  1. a lathe

Ancestry of “dreiebenk”, step by step

dreiebenk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk benk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbenka bench
2Old East Norsebenkr—
3Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Norwegian Nynorsk dreie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdreie—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Old East Norse benkr →