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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →