Where does “belować” come from?

belować (Polish) comes from Polish bela, from Polish belka, from Proto-Turkic balka, from German Balken, from Old High German balko, from Proto-West Germanic balkō, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

belować (Polish): to bale

Definitions

  1. to bale

Ancestry of “belować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbelalarge beam, large plank
2Polishbelkabeam
3Proto-Turkicbalkahammer
4GermanBalkenbeam, crossbeam; bar; beam
5Old High Germanbalkobeam
6Proto-West Germanicbalkōbeam, balk
7Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
8Proto-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 →