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

Definitions

  1. a stream

Ancestry of “bekk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbækbrook; brooklet
2Old Norsebekkrbench; brook, creek
3Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Old Norse bekkr →