Where does “brekka” come from?

brekka (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse brekka, from Proto-Germanic brinkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- — project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

brekka (Icelandic): a slope, a hillside

Definitions

  1. a slope, a hillside

Ancestry of “brekka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrekkaslope
2Proto-Germanicbrinkazhill; edge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

Words derived from “brekka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brinkaz →Every word from Old Norse brekka →