Reconstruction:Old English/banca

This Old English entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bankō, from Proto-Germanic *bankô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɑn.kɑ/, [ˈbɑŋ.kɑ]

Noun

*banca m

  1. bench
  2. a ridge; raised area of land

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative *banca *bancan
accusative *bancan *bancan
genitive *bancan *bancena
dative *bancan *bancum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: banke, bonke (conflated with Old Norse and Old French terms)
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