Where does “utförsbacke” come from?

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

utförsbacke (Swedish): a downhill slope

Definitions

  1. a downhill slope

Ancestry of “utförsbacke”, step by step

utförsbacke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish backe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbackeslope; a piece of ground which slopes; ground;...
2Old Norsebakkibank; ridge, bank; a mound on which the target is...
3Proto-Germanicbankôbank, embankment; a hill

via Swedish utför

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishutfördownhill; down
Every word from Proto-Germanic bankô →Every word from Old Norse bakki →Every word from Swedish backe →