Where does “bǫlkr” come from?

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

bǫlkr (Old Norse): divider, partition

Definitions

  1. divider, partition

Ancestry of “bǫlkr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

Words derived from “bǫlkr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balkô →