Where does “blokař” come from?
blokař (Czech) comes from Czech blok, 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.
blokař (Czech): blocker
Ancestry of “blokař”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | blok | block; notebook |
| 2 | German | block | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | bloc | — |
| 4 | Old High German | bloc | block |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *blokk | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blukką | block, log |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bhulg'- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bhelg'- | thick plank, beam, pile, prop |