Where does “balcon” come from?

balcon (Friulian) comes from Old Norse balko, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

balcon (Friulian): window

Definitions

  1. window

Ancestry of “balcon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebalko—
2Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balkô →Every word from Old Norse balko →