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1. Etymology of the English word bank

the English word bank
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *bangk-

Derivations in English

bankside, claybank, embank, overbank, riverbank, sandbank, snowbank, cutbank, banked, banking

Cognates

Dutch banjo, Dutch bank, English bench, French banc, French banjo, French banque, German Bank, German Banjo, Icelandic banjó, Icelandic bekkur, Icelandic banki, Italian banco, Italian banca, Lithuanian bankas, Polish bank, Russian бaнк, Spanish banco, Swedish banjo, Swedish bank, Yiddish benk, Yiddish bank

Usage

Word found in Modern English

2. Etymology of the English word bank

derived from the English word bank

Derivations in English

bankbook, banking, bankroll, eurobank, medibank, nonbank, bankable

Usage

Word found in Modern English

3. Etymology of the English word bank

derived from the English word bank
derived from the Old French word banc

Derivations in English

banker

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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