Where does “bauche” come from?

bauche (Middle French) comes from Frankish balkō, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

bauche (Middle French): wooden beams suitable for roofing

Definitions

  1. wooden beams suitable for roofing

Ancestry of “bauche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbalkōbeam, balk
2Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balkô →Every word from Frankish balkō →