List of Spanish Words of Germanic Origin - By Origin - High German - Old High German

Old High German

  • banca= bench: see banco= bench below
  • banco= bench: from Old High German banc "bench, board"
  • banco= bank: from French banque "bank", from Italian banca "bench, money changer's table", from Old High German banc, see banco= bench above
  • banqueta= backless bench, stool, sidewalk (Mexico): diminutive of banca, see banca above.

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