Where does “hanenbalk” come from?

hanenbalk (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.

hanenbalk (Dutch): a roofbeam

Definitions

  1. a roofbeam

Ancestry of “hanenbalk”, step by step

hanenbalk 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 haan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchhaanA cock, a rooster; The male of various other...
2Middle Dutchhane—
3Old Dutchhanorooster
4Proto-Germanichanôrooster, cock
5Proto-Indo-Europeankan-to sing; hemp
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