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

bankiz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European bʰeg-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via French banquise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbanquisesea ice, pack ice, ice floe; ice field

Words derived from “bankiz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →