Where does “Boelke” come from?

Boelke (English) comes from Middle English bolke, from Old Norse búlki, from Proto-Germanic bulkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

Ancestry of “Boelke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbolkea heap, cargo, hold; heap; bulge
2Old Norsebúlkithe freight or the cargo of a ship
3Proto-Germanicbulkôbeam, pile, heap
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bulkô →Every word from Old Norse búlki →