Where does “blok” come from?

blok (Czech) comes from German block, from Middle High German bloc, from Old High German bloc, from Proto-Germanic *blokk, from Proto-Germanic blukką, from Proto-Indo-European bhulg'-, from Proto-Indo-European bhelg'- — thick plank, beam, pile, prop.

blok (Czech): block; notebook

Definitions

  1. block; notebook

Ancestry of “blok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblockbloc
2Middle High Germanbloc—
3Old High Germanblocblock
4Proto-Germanic*blokk—
5Proto-Germanicblukkąblock, log
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbhulg'-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbhelg'-thick plank, beam, pile, prop

Words derived from “blok”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhelg'- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhulg'- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blukką →