Where does “benki” come from?

benki (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

benki (Old Saxon): Alternative form of bank

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of bank

Ancestry of “benki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonbank—
2Proto-West Germanicbankibench
3Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “benki”

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