Where does “Firstbalken” come from?

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

Firstbalken (German): ridgepole, ridge beam

Definitions

  1. ridgepole, ridge beam

Ancestry of “Firstbalken”, step by step

Firstbalken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Balken

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBalkenbeam, crossbeam; bar; beam
2Old High Germanbalkobeam
3Proto-West Germanicbalkōbeam, balk
4Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

via German first

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfirstridge of a roof
2Middle High Germanvirst—
3Old High Germanfirstspike, protuberance
4Proto-Germanicfirstizridgepole
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperst-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balkô →Every word from Proto-West Germanic balkō →