Where does “Banknote” come from?
Banknote (German) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic bankiz — to break.
Banknote (German): banknote (paper currency)
Definitions
- banknote (paper currency)
Ancestry of “Banknote”, step by step
Banknote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English banknote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | banknote | A piece of paper currency; A promissory note... |
| 2 | English | Bank | A 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 |
| 3 | Swedish | bänk | bench, a long sofa without bolster; bench; where... |
| 4 | Dutch | bank | bench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are... |
| 5 | Italian | banco | desk; counter; bench, table |
| 6 | Old High German | bank | bench |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
via German note
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | note | note character indicating the length and pitch of a tone |
Words derived from “Banknote”
- banknot
- bancnotă
- 10-DM-Banknote
- 10-Euro-Banknote
- 100-DM-Banknote
- 100-Euro-Banknote
- 1000-DM-Banknote
- 20-DM-Banknote
- 20-Euro-Banknote
- 5-DM-Banknote
- 5-Euro-Banknote
- 50-DM-Banknote
- 50-Euro-Banknote
- 500-DM-Banknote
- Fünf-Euro-Banknote
- Fünfzig-Euro-Banknote
- Hundert-Euro-Banknote
- Zehn-Euro-Banknote
- Zwanzig-Euro-Banknote
- Euro-Banknote
- Eurobanknote
- банкнота
- банкнота
- banknocik