Where does “Bankenkrise” come from?

Bankenkrise (German) comes from German Krise, from Latin crisis, from Ancient Greek κρίσις, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

Bankenkrise (German): banking crisis a financial crisis that affects the banking sector, often characterized by bank runs or systemic failures

Definitions

  1. banking crisis a financial crisis that affects the banking sector, often characterized by bank runs or systemic failures

Ancestry of “Bankenkrise”, step by step

Bankenkrise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Krise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKrisecrisis
2Latincrisiscrisis
3Ancient Greekκρίσιςdecision, determination, judgment; trial,...
4Ancient GreekκρίνωTo separate, divide, part, distinguish between...
5Proto-Hellenickríňňō
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrinyéti
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey-