Where does “Schpielbank” come from?
Schpielbank (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Bank, from Middle High German bank, from Old High German bank, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
Schpielbank (Pennsylvania German): sink
Ancestry of “Schpielbank”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pennsylvania German | Bank | bench; workbench |
| 2 | Middle High German | bank | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bank | bench |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |