Where does “bankmedewerker” come from?

bankmedewerker (Dutch) comes from Dutch medewerker, from Dutch mede, from Middle Dutch mede, from Old Dutch mithi, from Proto-West Germanic midi, from Proto-Germanic midi, from Proto-Indo-European meth₂, from Proto-Indo-European mé — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

bankmedewerker (Dutch): banker

Definitions

  1. banker

Ancestry of “bankmedewerker”, step by step

bankmedewerker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch medewerker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmedewerkeremployee
2Dutchmedeco-; With someone or something else; mead
3Middle Dutchmedetogether, with; in accordance; furthermore, with...
4Old Dutchmithi
5Proto-West Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together; middle, mid
6Proto-Germanicmidiwith, by, through; along, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmeth₂with
8Proto-Indo-Europeanin the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Dutch bank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbankbench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are...
2Italianbancodesk; counter; bench, table
3Old High Germanbankbench
4Proto-West Germanicbankibench
5Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European