Where does “bekk” come from?
bekk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish bæk, from Old Norse bekkr, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
bekk (Norwegian Bokmål): a stream
Ancestry of “bekk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | bæk | brook; brooklet |
| 2 | Old Norse | bekkr | bench; brook, creek |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bankiz | a raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |