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

Definitions

  1. sink

Ancestry of “Schpielbank”, step by step

Schpielbank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German Bank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanBankbench; workbench
2Middle High Germanbank—
3Old High Germanbankbench
4Proto-West Germanicbankibench
5Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Pennsylvania German schpiele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania Germanschpieleto play; to rinse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic banki →
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