Where does “bankran” come from?

bankran (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.

bankran (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bank robbery

Definitions

  1. a bank robbery

Ancestry of “bankran”, step by step

bankran 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 ran

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskrana robbery
2Old Norseránrobbery, theft; plundering, booty
3Proto-Germanicrahnąrobbery, theft; plundering, booty
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrók-no-m—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrek-to decide, to lead; to speak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic banki →