Where does “bilk” come from?

bilk (English) comes from English balk, from Middle English balke, from Old English balca, from Old Norse balkr, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

bilk (English): The spoiling of someone's score in the crib; A...

Definitions

  1. The spoiling of someone's score in the crib; A...

Ancestry of “bilk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbalkAn uncultivated ridge formed in the open field...
2Middle Englishbalkebalk, ridge, beam; Alternative form of bakke
3Old Englishbalcabalk, beam; bank, ridge; a covering
4Old Norsebalkr—
5Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

Words derived from “bilk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balkô →Every word from Old Norse balkr →