Where does “hōbanca” come from?

hōbanca (Old English) comes from Old English hōh, from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄h, from Proto-Germanic hanhaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

hōbanca (Old English): couch

Definitions

  1. couch

Ancestry of “hōbanca”, step by step

hōbanca traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hōh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhōhheel, hough; hill spur, promontory; promontory
2Proto-West Germanic*hą̄hheel
3Proto-Germanichanhazheel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang

via Old English banca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbancabench
2Proto-Germanicbankôbank, embankment; a hill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanhaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hą̄h →