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Where does “bjalki” come from?
bjalki (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.
Ancestry of “bjalki”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
balkô
beam, balk
2
Proto-Indo-European
bʰelǵ-
to balk, beam
Words derived from “bjalki”
bjälke
bjelke
bjelke
bjälkvis
palkki
støttebjelke
støttebjelke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →
Every word from Proto-Germanic balkô →