Where does “banc” come from?

banc (Catalan) comes from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

banc (Catalan): bench; bank; shoal

Definitions

  1. bench; bank; shoal

Ancestry of “banc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “banc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →