brekka
Icelandic
/ˈprɛhka/
noun
Definitions
- a slope, a hillside
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse brekka inherited from Proto-Germanic *brinkaz (hill, edge).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*brinkaz
Gloss
hill, edge
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
端, 縁
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- brink English
- brinkmanship English
- brinksman English
- *bʰren- Proto-Indo-European
- *brinkaz Proto-Germanic
- brinke Middle English
- *brenka Old Norse
- brekka Old Norse
- brekkusnigill Icelandic
- brekkusóley Icelandic
- mannvit Icelandic
- mannvitsbrekka Icelandic
- snigill Icelandic
- sóley Icelandic
- brekka Faroese
- brink Old Dutch
- brink Middle Low German