bank

Dutch (Brabantic)

/bɑŋk/

noun
Definitions
  • bench
  • (Netherlands) couch, sofa
  • place where seashells are found
  • shallow part of the sea near the coast

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch banc inherited from Old Dutch *bank inherited from *banki inherited from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (bench, counter, bulge, hillock).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*bankiz

Gloss

bench, counter, bulge, hillock

Concept
Semantic Field

The house

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

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