Where does “pengeautomat” come from?

pengeautomat (Danish) comes from Danish penge, from Danish penning, from Old Danish pænning, from Old Norse peningr, from Proto-Germanic panningaz — a coin, penny.

pengeautomat (Danish): An automated teller machine

Definitions

  1. An automated teller machine

Ancestry of “pengeautomat”, step by step

pengeautomat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish penge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpengemoney
2Danishpenningcoin or currency in use in Denmark until 1602
3Old Danishpænning—
4Old Norsepeningr—
5Proto-Germanicpanningaza coin, penny

via Danish automat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishautomatkiosk
2Ancient Greekαὐτόμᾰτοςself-willed, unbidden
Every word from Proto-Germanic panningaz →Every word from Old Norse peningr →Every word from Old Danish pænning →