Where does “banka” come from?

banka (Faroese) comes from Old Norse banga, from Proto-Germanic bang-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...

banka (Faroese): to knock; inflection of banki: ## indefinite...

Definitions

  1. to knock; inflection of banki: ## indefinite...

Ancestry of “banka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebangato bang, pound, hammer
2Proto-Germanicbang-to bang; pound; beat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰen-to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰen- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bang- →Every word from Old Norse banga →