Where does “bank” come from?
Bank comes from French banc, from Middle French banque, from Italian banca, from Old High German bank.
bank (English): An institution where one can place and borrow...
Definitions
- An institution where one can place and borrow...
Ancestry of “bank”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | banke | — |
| 2 | Old English | banca | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bankô | bank, embankment; a hill |
Words derived from “bank”