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Bank.

bench (which people sit on); pew

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/baŋk/
  1. bench (which people sit on); pew

    feminine
  2. workbench (which things can be set down on)

    feminine
  3. bank (collection of material in a body of water)

    feminine
  4. substitutes' bench

    feminine
Where this word comes from

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/baŋk/
  1. bank (financial institution)

    feminine
  2. a storage facility for some specified purpose

    feminine · in-compounds
Where this word comes from

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.

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