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Where does “bakka” come from?
bakka (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse bakki, from Proto-Germanic bankô — bank, embankment; a hill.
Ancestry of “bakka”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old Norse
bakki
bank; ridge, bank; a mound on which the target is...
2
Proto-Germanic
bankô
bank, embankment; a hill
Words derived from “bakka”
bakk
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