Where does “bankschroef” come from?
bankschroef (Dutch) comes from Dutch schroef, from Middle French escroue, from Old French escroe, from Latin scrofa, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kerbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
bankschroef (Dutch): vice, vise
Ancestry of “bankschroef”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | schroef | screw; A ship's propeller; An Archimedes screw |
| 2 | Middle French | escroue | — |
| 3 | Old French | escroe | — |
| 4 | Latin | scrofa | sow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kerbʰ- | to turn, curve; to turn , wind; to turn around,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |