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
Ancestry of “benki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | bank | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
Words derived from “benki”