Where does “banquer” come from?

banquer (French) comes from French banque, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

banquer (French): To fork out; To pay the bill

Definitions

  1. To fork out; To pay the bill

Ancestry of “banquer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbanquebank
2Italianbancodesk; counter; bench, table
3Old High Germanbankbench
4Proto-West Germanicbankibench
5Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic banki →