Where does “spaarbank” come from?

spaarbank (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.

spaarbank (Dutch): savings bank

Definitions

  1. savings bank

Ancestry of “spaarbank”, step by step

spaarbank 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 sparen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsparento spare; to save up
2Middle Dutchsparen—
3Old Dutchsparonto spare
4Proto-GermanicsparōnąAlternative form of *sparāną
5Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “spaarbank”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →