Where does “balcon” come from?

balcon (Dutch) comes from French balcon, from Italian balcone, from Medieval Latin balco, from Frankish balkō, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

Ancestry of “balcon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbalconbalcony
2Italianbalconebalcony
3Medieval Latinbalcobalcony, raised seat
4Frankishbalkōbeam, balk
5Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

Words derived from “balcon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balkô →Every word from Frankish balkō →