Etymology of the French word banc

Date

The earliest known usage of banc in French dates from the 11th century.

Derivations in French

débanquer, banquet, travers-banc

Derivations in other languages

English bank, Romanian banc, Romanian bancă

Cognates

Dutch banjo, Dutch bank, English bench, English bank, 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 Old French