Where does “balcho” come from?

balcho (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic balkō, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

balcho (Old High German): beam

Definitions

  1. beam

Ancestry of “balcho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbalkōbeam, 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 Proto-West Germanic balkō →