Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “benkr” come from?

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

Ancestry of “benkr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “benkr”

  • penkkihiomakone
  • penkki
  • vaihtopenkki
  • takapenkki
  • penkkiurheilu
  • penkka
  • työstöpenkki
  • joenpenkka
  • penkkipunnerrus
  • kylvöpenkki
  • kyrkbänk
  • bänk
  • bænker
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