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English word bank comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-, Proto-Germanic *bankô (A hill. Bank, embankment.), Old English (ca. 450-1100) hōbanca
*bʰeg- (Proto-Indo-European)
to break
*bankô (Proto-Germanic)
A hill. Bank, embankment.
hōbanca (Old English)
*bankiz (Proto-Germanic)
A raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope. Bench.
banc (Old English)
banca (Old English)
banch (Old High German)
panch (Langobardic)
*bank (Frankish)
banca (Old Italian)
banc (Old French)
bans (Old French)
banc (Middle French)
banca (Italian)
Bank (financial institution).
banque (French)
Bank.
banque (Middle French)
Bank (establishment where financial transactions take place).
bank (Middle English)
The bank of a river or lake.
bank (English)
(intransitive) To deal with a bank or financial institution.. (transitive) To put into a bank.. (transitive, slang) To conceal in the rectum for use in prison. (gambling) The sum of money etc. which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw stakes and pay losses.. (slang, uncountable) money; profit. A branch office of such an institution.. A device used to store coins or [...]