Where does “bekkur” come from?

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

bekkur (Icelandic): bench; class; creek, spring, stream

Definitions

  1. bench; class; creek, spring, stream

Ancestry of “bekkur”, step by step

bekkur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse bekkr

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

via Old West Norse bekkr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old West Norsebekkr—

Words derived from “bekkur”

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