Where does “balkr” come from?

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

Ancestry of “balkr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “balkr”

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