Where does “Sturzbalken” come from?

Sturzbalken (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.

Sturzbalken (German): lintel beam

Definitions

  1. lintel beam

Ancestry of “Sturzbalken”, step by step

Sturzbalken 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 sturz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansturzfall
2Old High Germansturz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →
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