Where does “banke” come from?

banke (Middle English) comes from Old English banca, from Proto-Germanic bankô — bank, embankment; a hill.

Ancestry of “banke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbancabench
2Proto-Germanicbankôbank, embankment; a hill

Words derived from “banke

Every word from Proto-Germanic bankôEvery word from Old English banca