Where does “bekk” come from?

bekk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse bekkr, from Proto-Germanic bankiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bekk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a brook, creek

Definitions

  1. a brook, creek

Ancestry of “bekk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebekkrbench; brook, creek
2Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “bekk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Old Norse bekkr →