Where does “beurtbalk” come from?

beurtbalk (Dutch) comes from Dutch balk, from Middle Dutch balke, from Old Dutch balco, from Proto-West Germanic balkō, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

beurtbalk (Dutch): A checkout divider, a separator to put between...

Definitions

  1. A checkout divider, a separator to put between...

Ancestry of “beurtbalk”, step by step

beurtbalk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch balk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchbalkA beam, solid support; A cuboid; A section, icon...
2Middle Dutchbalkebeam
3Old Dutchbalcobeam, log
4Proto-West Germanicbalkōbeam, balk
5Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

via Dutch beurt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbeurtturn; maintenance, service; sex, intercourse
2Middle Dutchboerte—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →