Where does “bankrabló” come from?
bankrabló (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian rabló, from Hungarian rabol, from German rauben, from Middle High German rouben, from Old High German roubōn, from Proto-West Germanic raubōn, from Proto-Germanic raubōną, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewp- — to tear out, dig out, open, acquire.
bankrabló (Hungarian): bank robber
Definitions
- bank robber
Ancestry of “bankrabló”, step by step
bankrabló traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian rabló
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | rabló | present participle of rabol; predatory,... |
| 2 | Hungarian | rabol | to rob |
| 3 | German | rauben | to rob, to steal; to rob, to deprive; to take... |
| 4 | Middle High German | rouben | — |
| 5 | Old High German | roubōn | to rob, steal |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | raubōn | to rob, to steal, to plunder |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | raubōną | to rob, steal, plunder |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrewp- | to break, tear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrew- | to tear out, dig out, open, acquire |
via Hungarian bank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | bank | bank financial institution |
| 2 | German | bank | bench which people sit on; pew |
| 3 | Italian | banco | desk; counter; bench, table |
| 4 | Old High German | bank | bench |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |