Appendix:Proto-Germanic/balkô

This entry contains Proto-Germanic 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 *bhelg- (“beam, plank”).

Noun

*balkô m

1. beam, balk

Declension

Declension of *balkô (an-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*balkô	*balkaniz
Vocative	*balkô	*balkaniz
Accusative	*balkanų	*balkanunz
Genitive	*balkiniz	*balkanǫ̂
Dative	*balkini	*balkammaz
Instrumental	*balkinē	*balkammiz

Descendants

• Old Frisian: balka
  • West Frisian: balke
• Old Saxon: balko
• Old Dutch: *balko
  • Middle Dutch: balke
    • Dutch: balk
• Old High German: balcho, balco, balko
  • German: Balken
• Old Norse: bálkr, bjalki
  • Icelandic: bjálki, bálkur
  • Norwegian: bjelke
  • Old English: balca
    • Middle English: balke
      • English: balk
  • Swedish: bjälke, balk
• Lombardic: *balko, *balkon-
  • Italian: balcone
    • Danish: balkon
    • Dutch: balkon
    • English: balcony
    • French: balcon
    • Hungarian: balkon
    • Polish: balkon
    • Romanian: balcon
    • Swedish: balkong
    • Venetian: balcon