Where does “bakki” come from?

bakki (Faroese) comes from Old Norse bakki, from Proto-Germanic bankô — bank, embankment; a hill.

bakki (Faroese): cliff; bank

Definitions

  1. cliff; bank

Ancestry of “bakki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebakkibank; ridge, bank; a mound on which the target is...
2Proto-Germanicbankôbank, embankment; a hill

Words derived from “bakki”

Every word from Proto-Germanic bankô →Every word from Old Norse bakki →