Where does “sentralbank” come from?
sentralbank (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.
sentralbank (Norwegian Nynorsk): a central bank
Definitions
- a central bank
Ancestry of “sentralbank”, step by step
sentralbank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk bank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | bank | a bank |
| 2 | French | banque | bank |
| 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 |
via Norwegian Nynorsk sentral
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sentral | central; a centre or center; an exchange |
| 2 | Latin | centrālis | central, in the middle |
| 3 | Latin | centrum | center |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κέντρον | Something with a sharp point: point, spike, spur;... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *kéntron | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *ḱéntrom | pointed tool |