Where does “bjälke” come from?

bjälke (Swedish) comes from Old Norse bjalki, from Proto-Germanic balkô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- — to balk, beam.

bjälke (Swedish): a wooden beam; a fess

Definitions

  1. a wooden beam; a fess

Ancestry of “bjälke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebjalki—
2Proto-Germanicbalkôbeam, balk
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵ-to balk, beam

Words derived from “bjälke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic balkô →Every word from Old Norse bjalki →