Where does “bækker” come from?

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

bækker (Old Swedish): brook, stream

Definitions

  1. brook, stream

Ancestry of “bækker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebekkrbench; brook, creek
2Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “bækker”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bankiz →Every word from Old Norse bekkr →