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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | balkô | beam, balk |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰelǵ- | to balk, beam |
Words derived from “balkr”