Where does “bankfare” come from?
bankfare (English) comes from English warfare, from English fare, from Middle English fare, from Old English fær, from Proto-West Germanic *far, from Proto-Germanic farą, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
bankfare (English): Support for banks from government or other institutions
Definitions
- Support for banks from government or other institutions
Ancestry of “bankfare”, step by step
bankfare traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English warfare
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | warfare | The waging of war or armed conflict against an... |
| 2 | English | fare | A going; journey; travel; voyage; course;... |
| 3 | Middle English | fare | journey, going |
| 4 | Old English | fær | sudden danger, calamity; sudden attack; ambush; a... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *far | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | farą | a means of passing, ford, ferry |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Bank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bank | A major London Underground station in the City of London, named after the Bank of England and one of the busiest stations on the network OS grid ref TQ3281 |
| 2 | Swedish | bänk | bench, a long sofa without bolster; bench; where... |
| 3 | Dutch | bank | bench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are... |
| 4 | Italian | banco | desk; counter; bench, table |
| 5 | Old High German | bank | bench |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |