English

imbenching

From im- + bench + -ing.

Formed from in- + bench + -ing

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én ‘in’

Proto-Germanic *in ‘into’

English in-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- ‘to break’

Proto-Germanic *bankiz

Proto-West Germanic *banki

Old English benċ

Middle English bench

English bench

Today it means

noun A raised work or platform, similar to a bench.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / imbenching