Where does “bankkvelv” come from?

bankkvelv (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk bank, from French banque, from Italian banco, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bankkvelv (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bank vault

Definitions

  1. a bank vault

Ancestry of “bankkvelv”, step by step

bankkvelv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk bank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbanka bank
2Frenchbanquebank
3Italianbancodesk; counter; bench, table
4Old High Germanbankbench
5Proto-West Germanicbankibench
6Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Norwegian Nynorsk kvelv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkvelv<br>; a vault; the keel of an overturned boat
2Old Norsehvalf—
3Proto-Germanichwalbąvault, arch
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷelp-to bend; to curve, arch
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic banki →