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

Definitions

  1. a fog bank

Ancestry of “tåkebanke”, step by step

tåkebanke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk banke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbankea bank
2Norwegian Nynorskbakkea hill or slope; the ground
3Old Norsebakkibank; ridge, bank; a mound on which the target is...
4Proto-Germanicbankôbank, embankment; a hill

via Norwegian Nynorsk tåke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktåkea fog or mist; a nebula
2Old Norseþokafog, mist
3Proto-Germanicþukōnąto fog, be misty
Every word from Proto-Germanic bankô →Every word from Old Norse bakki →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk bakke →