Where does “bensindunk” come from?
bensindunk (Swedish) comes from Swedish dunk, from English dunk, from Pennsylvania German dunke, from Middle High German dunken, from Old High German dunkōn, from Proto-West Germanic þunkōn, from Proto-Germanic þunkōną, from Proto-Indo-European teng- — to think.
bensindunk (Swedish): a small gas (petrol) can (portable fuel container)
Definitions
- a small gas (petrol) can (portable fuel container)
Ancestry of “bensindunk”, step by step
bensindunk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish dunk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | dunk | jerry can |
| 2 | English | dunk | To submerge briefly in a liquid; To set down... |
| 3 | Pennsylvania German | dunke | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | dunken | — |
| 5 | Old High German | dunkōn | to dip, submerge, dunk |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | þunkōn | to wet, moisten; to immerse |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þunkōną | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | teng- | to think |
via Swedish bensin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bensin | gasoline, petrol |
| 2 | German | Benzin | petrol, gasoline |
| 3 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |