Where does “bank” come from?
bank (Turkish) comes from French banc, from Old High German banc, from Proto-West Germanic banki, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
bank (Turkish): bench
Ancestry of “bank”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | banc | bench; bank; bank, shoal, school |
| 2 | Old High German | banc | counter, bench |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | banki | bench |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |