Where does “banketxe” come from?

banketxe (Basque) comes from Basque banku, from Spanish Banco, from Old French bank, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

banketxe (Basque): The building where the bank is located

Definitions

  1. The building where the bank is located

Ancestry of “banketxe”, step by step

banketxe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque banku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquebankubank; bench
2SpanishBancobank
3Old Frenchbank—
4Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Basque etxe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basqueetxehouse; home; building, place where an activity...
2BasqueetseArchaic form of etxe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Old French bank →