Where does “bankbog” come from?
bankbog (Danish) comes from Danish bank, from French banque, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
bankbog (Danish): bankbook
Definitions
- bankbook
Ancestry of “bankbog”, step by step
bankbog traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish bank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | bank | bank; only used in certain expressions; knock |
| 2 | French | banque | bank |
| 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 |