Where does “tåkebanke” come from?
tåkebanke (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk banke, from Norwegian Nynorsk bakke, from Old Norse bakki, from Proto-Germanic bankô — bank, embankment; a hill.
tåkebanke (Norwegian Nynorsk): a fog bank
Ancestry of “tåkebanke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | banke | a bank |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | bakke | a hill or slope; the ground |
| 3 | Old Norse | bakki | bank; ridge, bank; a mound on which the target is... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bankô | bank, embankment; a hill |