Where does “balke” come from?

balke (Middle English) comes from Old English balca, from Old Norse balkr, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

balke (Middle English): balk, ridge, beam; Alternative form of bakke

Definitions

  1. balk, ridge, beam; Alternative form of bakke

Ancestry of “balke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbalcabalk, beam; bank, ridge; a covering
2Old Norsebalkr—
3Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

Words derived from “balke”

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