Where does “bank” come from?
bank (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
Ancestry of “bank”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |
Words derived from “bank”