Where does “100-DM-Banknote” come from?

100-DM-Banknote (German) comes from German Banknote, from English banknote, from English Bank, from Swedish bänk, from Dutch bank, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki — to break.

100-DM-Banknote (German): 100 Deutsche Mark banknote, DM 100 note

Definitions

  1. 100 Deutsche Mark banknote, DM 100 note

Ancestry of “100-DM-Banknote”, step by step

100-DM-Banknote traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Banknote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBanknotebanknote (paper currency)
2EnglishbanknoteA piece of paper currency; A promissory note...
3EnglishBankA 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
4Swedishbänkbench, a long sofa without bolster; bench; where...
5Dutchbankbench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are...
6Italianbancodesk; counter; bench, table
7Old High Germanbankbench
8Proto-West Germanicbankibench
9Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via German 100

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German100Alternative spelling of hundert
2Translingual100One hundred in Arabic numerals

via German DM

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDM
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg-
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