Where does “Hundert-Euro-Banknote” come from?
Hundert-Euro-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.
Hundert-Euro-Banknote (German): hundred-euro banknote, 100 euro note
Definitions
- hundred-euro banknote, 100 euro note
Ancestry of “Hundert-Euro-Banknote”, step by step
Hundert-Euro-Banknote traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Banknote
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Banknote | banknote (paper currency) |
| 2 | English | banknote | A piece of paper currency; A promissory note... |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | Swedish | bänk | bench, a long sofa without bolster; bench; where... |
| 5 | Dutch | bank | bench; couch, sofa; place where seashells are... |
| 6 | Italian | banco | desk; counter; bench, table |
| 7 | Old High German | bank | bench |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
via German Euro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Euro | euro currency |
| 2 | German | Europa | Europe |
| 3 | Middle High German | Eurōpā | — |
| 4 | Latin | Eurōpa | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Εὐρώπη | Europa; Europe |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὤψ | to the eye; in the face; eye |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | ókʷs | eye |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ókʷs | eye |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
via German Hundert
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hundert | the number 100; A unity of hundred things |
| 2 | Middle High German | hundert | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | hunderod | hundred |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hundarad | hundred |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hundaradą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hundą | a great hundred; a hundred |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |