Where does “schuifbalk” come from?

schuifbalk (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.

schuifbalk (Dutch): scroll bar

Definitions

  1. scroll bar

Ancestry of “schuifbalk”, step by step

schuifbalk 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 schuiven

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchschuivento slide; to shove; to yield, make money, to earn...
2Middle Dutchschuvento slide, to move smoothly over a surface; to...
3Old Dutchscūvanto slide
4Proto-Germanicskeubanąto push, drive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskewbʰ-to push
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