Where does “banki” come from?

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

banki (Proto-West Germanic): bench

Definitions

  1. bench

Ancestry of “banki”, step by step

banki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic bankiz

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

via Proto-Germanic bankô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbankôbank, embankment; a hill

Words derived from “banki”

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