Where does “medubenc” come from?

medubenc (Old English) comes from Old English medu, from Proto-West Germanic medu, from Proto-Germanic meduz, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

medubenc (Old English): a mead-bench, a bench in a hall

Definitions

  1. a mead-bench, a bench in a hall

Ancestry of “medubenc”, step by step

medubenc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English medu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmedumead
2Proto-West Germanicmedumead
3Proto-Germanicmeduzintoxicating drink; mead
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via Old English benċ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbenċbench
2Proto-West Germanicbankibench
3Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from Proto-Germanic meduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic medu →