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-GermanicEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

IPA^(key): /ˈbɑl.kɔːː/

NounEdit

*balkô m

beam, balk

DeclensionEdit

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

Related termsEdit

*balkuz

DescendantsEdit

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: *balko
- 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
- 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

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