Where does “bankrover” come from?

bankrover (Dutch) comes from Dutch bank, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bankrover (Dutch): bank robber

Definitions

  1. bank robber

Ancestry of “bankrover”, step by step

bankrover traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Dutch rover

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchroverrobber
2Middle Dutchrôvere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →