Where does “backe” come from?

backe (Swedish) comes from Old Norse bakki, from Proto-Germanic bankô — bank, embankment; a hill.

backe (Swedish): slope; a piece of ground which slopes; ground;...

Definitions

  1. slope; a piece of ground which slopes; ground;...

Ancestry of “backe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “backe

Every word from Proto-Germanic bankôEvery word from Old Norse bakki