Where does “bekkjarlalli” come from?

bekkjarlalli (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic bekkur, from Old Norse bekkr, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bekkjarlalli (Icelandic): underachiever

Definitions

  1. underachiever

Ancestry of “bekkjarlalli”, step by step

bekkjarlalli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic bekkur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbekkurbench; class; creek, spring, stream
2Old Norsebekkrbench; brook, creek
3Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Icelandic lalli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandiclalli—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Old Norse bekkr →