Where does “Balkon” come from?

Balkon (German) comes from French balcon, from Italian balcone, from Medieval Latin balco, from Frankish balkō, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

Balkon (German): balcony

Definitions

  1. balcony

Ancestry of “Balkon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbalconbalcony
2Italianbalconebalcony
3Medieval Latinbalcobalcony, raised seat
4Frankishbalkōbeam, balk
5Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

Words derived from “Balkon”

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