Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/balkō

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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-West Germanic

Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *balkô.

    Noun

    *balkō m

    1. beam, balk

    Inflection

    Masculine an-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *balkō
    Genitive *balkini, *balkan
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *balkō *balkan
    Accusative *balkan *balkan
    Genitive *balkini, *balkan *balkanō
    Dative *balkini, *balkan *balkum
    Instrumental *balkini, *balkan *balkum

    Alternative reconstructions

    • *balk

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*balko”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 15/1: Germanismes: A–Bryman, page 35
    2. ^ Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (balc)