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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebakkibank; ridge, bank; a mound on which the target is...
2Proto-Germanicbankôbank, embankment; a hill

Words derived from “bakka”

  • bakk
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