Where does “bjelke” come from?

bjelke (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse bjalki, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

bjelke (Norwegian Nynorsk): a beam

Definitions

  1. a beam

Ancestry of “bjelke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebjalki—
2Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

Words derived from “bjelke”

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