Where does “Balkontür” come from?

Balkontür (German) comes from German Balkon, 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.

Balkontür (German): balcony door

Definitions

  1. balcony door

Ancestry of “Balkontür”, step by step

Balkontür traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Balkon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBalkonbalcony
2Frenchbalconbalcony
3Italianbalconebalcony
4Medieval Latinbalcobalcony, raised seat
5Frankishbalkōbeam, balk
6Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

via German tür

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germantürdoor rigid plane on a hinge
2Old High Germanturidoor
3Proto-West Germanic*durdoor, hatch, flap
4Proto-Germanic*durz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balkô →Every word from Frankish balkō →