Where does “bæk” come from?

bæk (Danish) comes from Old Norse bekkr, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bæk (Danish): brook; brooklet

Definitions

  1. brook; brooklet

Ancestry of “bæk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebekkrbench; brook, creek
2Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “bæk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Old Norse bekkr →