Where does “bekkr” come from?

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

bekkr (Old Norse): bench; brook, creek

Definitions

  1. bench; brook, creek

Ancestry of “bekkr”, step by step

bekkr traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic bankiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

via Proto-Germanic bakiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbakizbrook, stream; beach, strand
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰog-flowing water, stream; flowing water, brook,...

via Proto-Germanic bakjaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbakjazbrook

Words derived from “bekkr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →