Where does “diskbänk” come from?
diskbänk (Swedish) comes from Swedish diska, from Swedish disk, from Old Norse diskr, from Old English disċ, from Proto-West Germanic disk, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō — take; perceive.
diskbänk (Swedish): a kitchen sink countertop (any larger flat surface adjacent to the (kitchen) sink, e.g. the bench part of a single piece of metal that also includes the sink)
Definitions
- a kitchen sink countertop (any larger flat surface adjacent to the (kitchen) sink, e.g. the bench part of a single piece of metal that also includes the sink)
Ancestry of “diskbänk”, step by step
diskbänk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish diska
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | diska | to wash; to do the dishes; to disqualify |
| 2 | Swedish | disk | counter; table on which business is transacted;... |
| 3 | Old Norse | diskr | plate |
| 4 | Old English | disċ | plate; bowl; dish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | disk | dish |
| 6 | Latin | discus | a discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | diskō | learn |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | dikskō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | di-dḱ-ské-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deḱ- | take; perceive |
via Swedish bänk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bänk | bench, a long sofa without bolster; bench; where... |
| 2 | Dutch | bank | bench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are... |
| 3 | Italian | banco | desk; counter; bench, table |
| 4 | Old High German | bank | bench |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |