Where does “Austernbank” come from?

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

Austernbank (German): oysterbank

Definitions

  1. oysterbank

Ancestry of “Austernbank”, step by step

Austernbank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbankbench which people sit on; pew
2Italianbancodesk; counter; bench, table
3Old High Germanbankbench
4Proto-West Germanicbankibench
5Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via German auster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanausteroyster
2Middle Low Germanūster—
3Middle Dutchoester—
4Latinostreaoyster, mussel
5Ancient Greekὄστρεονbivalve; oyster; purple pigment, probably that...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic banki →