Where does “bálkur” come from?

bálkur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse bǫlkr, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

bálkur (Icelandic): partition; section, block; series, row

Definitions

  1. partition; section, block; series, row

Ancestry of “bálkur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebǫlkrdivider, partition
2Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

Words derived from “bálkur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balkô →Every word from Old Norse bǫlkr →