Where does “balquer” come from?

balquer (Catalan) comes from Old English balca, from Old Norse balkr, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

balquer (Catalan): great reed warbler

Definitions

  1. great reed warbler

Ancestry of “balquer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbalcabalk, beam; bank, ridge; a covering
2Old Norsebalkr—
3Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balkô →Every word from Old Norse balkr →
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