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Where does “brekka” come from?

brekka (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic brinkaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰren- — project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

brekka (Old Norse): slope

Definitions

  1. slope

Ancestry of “brekka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrinkazhill; edge
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰren-project; to project; to stand out; to project;...

Words derived from “brekka”

  • brekkusnigill
  • brekka
  • brekkusóley
  • brekka
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