Where does “nutsbank” come from?

nutsbank (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.

nutsbank (Dutch): utility bank

Definitions

  1. utility bank

Ancestry of “nutsbank”, step by step

nutsbank 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 nut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnutuse, point, utility, sense; benefit; useful
2Old Dutchnut—
3Proto-Germanicnutją—
4Proto-Indo-Europeannewd-to seize; grasp; use; to grasp, seize, use; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic banki →