Proto-Germanic
*balkô
‘beam, balk’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *balkô.
5 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *balkô, most familiar first.
- balcony ← balcone ← balcō ← *balkō
- balk ← balke ← balca ← *balkō
- debauch ← desbaucher ← desbauchier ← bauch ← *balkō
- balcon ← balcone ← balcō ← *balkō
- balconing ← balcón ← balcone ← balcō ← *balkō
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Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *balkô