Where does “banke” come from?

banke (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bakke, from Old Norse bakki, from Proto-Germanic bankô — bank, embankment; a hill.

banke (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bank

Definitions

  1. a bank

Ancestry of “banke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbakkea hill or slope; the ground
2Old Norsebakkibank; ridge, bank; a mound on which the target is...
3Proto-Germanicbankôbank, embankment; a hill

Words derived from “banke”

Every word from Proto-Germanic bankô →Every word from Old Norse bakki →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk bakke →