Where does “balkō” come from?

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

balkō (Proto-West Germanic): beam, balk

Definitions

  1. beam, balk

Ancestry of “balkō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “balkō”

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