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
- partition; section, block; series, row
Ancestry of “bálkur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | bǫlkr | divider, partition |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | balkô | beam, balk |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵ- | to balk, beam |
Words derived from “bálkur”