Where does “bolk” come from?

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

bolk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a part

Definitions

  1. a part

Ancestry of “bolk”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bolk”

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