Where does “bakkje” come from?

bakkje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse bakki, from Proto-Germanic bankô — bank, embankment; a hill.

Ancestry of “bakkje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebakkibank; ridge, bank; a mound on which the target is...
2Proto-Germanicbankôbank, embankment; a hill
Every word from Proto-Germanic bankô →Every word from Old Norse bakki →