Where does “bancal” come from?

bancal (Old Occitan) comes from Medieval Latin bancalis, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

Ancestry of “bancal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinbancalis—
2Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “bancal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Medieval Latin bancalis →