Where does “Bjørnlibekken” come from?

Bjørnlibekken (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk Bjørnli, from Norwegian Nynorsk li, from Old Norse hlíð, from Proto-Germanic hlīdō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱléyteh₂, from Proto-Indo-European ḱley-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

Bjørnlibekken (Norwegian Nynorsk): running from Bjørnlivatn down to Løkken Verk soccer stadion, having some waterfalls at the Bjørnlivegen road

Definitions

  1. running from Bjørnlivatn down to Løkken Verk soccer stadion, having some waterfalls at the Bjørnlivegen road

Ancestry of “Bjørnlibekken”, step by step

Bjørnlibekken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk Bjørnli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskBjørnliclose to Løkken Verk
2Norwegian Nynorsklia sloping mountainside or hillside covered with...
3Old Norsehlíðslope
4Proto-Germanichlīdōslope, incline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱléyteh₂something leaning, sloped, inclined
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱley-to shelter, cover; to lean, slope, incline
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Norwegian Nynorsk bekk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbekka brook, creek
2Old Norsebekkrbench; brook, creek
3Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱley- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱléyteh₂ →