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Where does “bankiz” come from?

bankiz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bankiz (Proto-Germanic): a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench

Definitions

  1. a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench

Ancestry of “bankiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “bankiz”

  • bank
  • banks
  • bench
  • banking
  • bankruptcy
  • banker
  • banquet
  • benchmark
  • bankrupt
  • embankment
  • riverbank
  • beck
  • workbench
  • interbank
  • sandbank
  • banknote
  • bankroll
  • banquette
  • nonbank
  • snowbank
  • databank
  • biobank
  • testbench
  • bankable
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