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· Proto-Germanic
*balkô
3 English words descend from Proto-Germanic
*balkô
, most common first.
balcony
An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.
balk
An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
debauch
An individual act of debauchery.