Where does “bänk” come from?

bänk (Swedish) comes from Dutch bank, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bänk (Swedish): bench, a long sofa without bolster; bench; where...

Definitions

  1. bench, a long sofa without bolster; bench; where...

Ancestry of “bänk”, step by step

bänk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbankbench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are...
2Italianbancodesk; counter; bench, table
3Old High Germanbankbench
4Proto-West Germanicbankibench
5Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Old Swedish bænker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishbænkerbench
2Old Norsebenkr—

via Low German bank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanbank—

Words derived from “bänk”

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