Where does “bakuggi” come from?

bakuggi (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bak, from Old Norse bak, from Proto-Germanic baką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bakuggi (Icelandic): dorsal fin

Definitions

  1. dorsal fin

Ancestry of “bakuggi”, step by step

bakuggi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbakback; back, backside
2Old Norsebakon the back of; back
3Proto-Germanicbakąback, rear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Icelandic uggi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicuggifin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baką →Every word from Old Norse bak →