Bank

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English banc (“bank, hillock, embankment”), from Proto-Germanic *bankô. ==== Proper noun ==== Bank A village in the New Forest in Hampshire, England. (rail transport) A major London Underground station in the City of London, named after the Bank of England and one of the busiest stations on the network (OS grid ref TQ3281) === Etymology 2 === Various origins: Borrowed from Dutch and German Bank (“bench”), a metonymic occupational surname for someone who worked with a bench or counter, like a money changer. Borrowed from Danish and Swedish Bank, a topographic surname from bank (“sandbank”) or, alternatively, a nickname for a loud an noisy person, from bank (“noise”). ==== Proper noun ==== Bank (plural Banks) A surname. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Bank is the 12953rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2371 individuals. Bank is most common among White (80.05%) and Black/African American (10.04%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bank”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 95. === Anagrams === Knab, knab, nabk == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baŋk/ Rhymes: -aŋk === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German and Old High German banc, bank (“height”), from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz. Related to Old Saxon bank. ==== Noun ==== Bank f (genitive Bank, plural Bänke, diminutive Bänkchen n) bench (which people sit on); pew workbench (which things can be set down on) bank (collection of material in a body of water) (soccer) substitutes' bench ===== Declension ===== ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== auf die lange Bank schieben (“to procrastinate, to shelve”) Bänkelsänger (“minstrel”) ===== Descendants ===== → Danish: bank → Norwegian Bokmål: bank === Etymology 2 === 15th century, semantically after Italian banco, banca (“bench” and “bank”), from Old High German bank (etymology 1 above). The Italianized form Banco is attested in German texts alongside native Bank, Bänke. Since the 18th century, a third form Banque, Banquen arises under influence of French banque, itself from the Italian. This then leads to the contemporary situation with identical singulars but distinct plural forms. ==== Noun ==== Bank f (genitive Bank, plural Banken) bank (financial institution) (in compounds) a storage facility for some specified purpose ===== Declension ===== ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Some descendants may be via other European languages. === Further reading === “Bank” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Bank” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Bank (Geldinstitut, Gebäude)” in Duden online “Bank (Sitzgelegenheit)” in Duden online Bank on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From German Bank and French banque, both via Italian banco, banca from Old High German bank (“bench”). Doublet of Bänk. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bɑŋk] Rhymes: -ɑŋk === Noun === Bank f (plural Banken) bank (financial institution) == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === From Middle High German bank, from Old High German bank. Compare German Bank, Dutch bank, English bench. === Noun === Bank f (plural Benk) bench workbench == Plautdietsch == === Etymology === Ultimately from Italian banco, itself from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bulge; bench”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baŋk/ === Noun === Bank f (plural Banken) bank ==== Related terms ==== Bankia