Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/balkô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵ- (“beam, plank”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbɑl.kɔːː/

Noun

*balkô m

beam, balk

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *balkô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*balkô	*balkaniz
vocative	*balkô	*balkaniz
accusative	*balkanų	*balkanunz
genitive	*balkiniz	*balkanǫ̂
dative	*balkini	*balkammaz
instrumental	*balkinē	*balkammiz

Related terms

*balkuz

Descendants

Old English: bælca, bealca (replaced by Old Norse form below)
Old Frisian: balka
- Saterland Frisian: Boolke
- West Frisian: balke
Old Saxon: balko
- Middle Low German: balke
  - Plautdietsch: Baulkjen
  - → Estonian: palk
Frankish: *balk (< *balkuz)
- → Old French: bauc, balc, bauch (see there for further descendants)
Old Dutch: *balco
- Middle Dutch: balke
  - Dutch: balk
Old High German: balko, balcho, palcho, balco
- Middle High German: balke
  - German: Balken
    - → Polish: belka
- → Italian: balcone (see there for further descendants)
Old Norse: bǫlkr (< *balkuz)
- Icelandic: bálkur
- Faroese: bólkur
- Norwegian: bolk
- Old Swedish: balker, bolker
  - Swedish: balk
    - → Finnish: palkki
- Danish: balk
- → Old English: balca
  - Middle English: balke
    - English: balk
    - Scots: balk, baulk, bauk
Old Norse: bjalki (< *belkô)
- Icelandic: bjálki
- Faroese: bjálki
- Norwegian: bjelke
- Old Swedish: biælke
  - Swedish: bjälke
- Danish: bjælke
Old Norse: *bjalk ? (< *belkō) ?
- Westrobothnian: bjalk