Where does “spaarbankboekje” come from?
spaarbankboekje (Dutch) comes from Dutch spaarbank, 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.
spaarbankboekje (Dutch): a savings book (only used in the diminutive form)
Definitions
- a savings book (only used in the diminutive form)
Ancestry of “spaarbankboekje”, step by step
spaarbankboekje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch spaarbank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | spaarbank | savings bank |
| 2 | Dutch | bank | bench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are... |
| 3 | Italian | banco | desk; counter; bench, table |
| 4 | Old High German | bank | bench |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
via Dutch Boekje
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Boekje | a booklet; document in such format, e.g. a checkbook |