Where does “elvebekken” come from?

elvebekken (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bekken, from Medieval Latin baccinum, from Latin bacca, from Gaulish baskis, from Proto-Celtic baskis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- — bundle, heap, load.

elvebekken (Norwegian Bokmål): a river basin

Definitions

  1. a river basin

Ancestry of “elvebekken”, step by step

elvebekken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bekken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbekkendefinite singular of bekk; a pelvis; a bedpan
2Medieval LatinbaccinumA wide bowl
3LatinbaccaAlternative form of bāca; berry; berry; pearl
4Gaulishbaskis—
5Proto-Celticbaskisbundle; load
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰasḱ-bundle, heap, load

via Norwegian Bokmål elv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålelva river; an elf
2Old Norseelfrriver
3Proto-Germanicalbīriver
4LatinAlbis—
5LatinAlbeus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰasḱ- →