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Where does “balkô” come from?

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

balkô (Proto-Germanic): beam, balk

Definitions

  1. beam, balk

Ancestry of “balkô”, step by step

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

Words derived from “balkô”

  • bat
  • batting
  • balk
  • batsman
  • balky
  • batman
  • batty
  • bilk
  • brickbat
  • batlike
  • batboy
  • batwing
  • batshit
  • balkiness
  • balker
  • bilker
  • batsmanship
  • batmobile
  • microbat
  • moonbat
  • batfowling
  • battiness
  • batswoman
  • batlet
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