Where does “gibenkio” come from?

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

gibenkio (Old Saxon): benchfellow

Definitions

  1. benchfellow

Ancestry of “gibenkio”, step by step

gibenkio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon benki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old SaxonbenkiAlternative form of bank
2Old Saxonbank—
3Proto-West Germanicbankibench
4Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Old Saxon gī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongīyou plural
2Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
3Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
4Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic banki →