Where does “Balken” come from?

Balken (German) comes from Old High German balko, from Proto-West Germanic balkō, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

Balken (German): beam, crossbeam; bar; beam

Definitions

  1. beam, crossbeam; bar; beam

Ancestry of “Balken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbalkobeam
2Proto-West Germanicbalkōbeam, balk
3Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

Words derived from “Balken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balkô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic balkō →