Where does “Oosterblokker” come from?

Oosterblokker (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch bloc, from Old Saxon blok, from Proto-West Germanic blokk, from Proto-Germanic blukką, from Proto-Indo-European bhulg'-, from Proto-Indo-European bhelg'- — thick plank, beam, pile, prop.

Ancestry of “Oosterblokker”, step by step

Oosterblokker traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch bloc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbloctreetrunk
2Old Saxonbloklog
3Proto-West Germanicblokkblock, log
4Proto-Germanicblukkąblock, log
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbhulg'-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbhelg'-thick plank, beam, pile, prop

via Middle Dutch ooster

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchooster—

via Middle Dutch were

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwere—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhelg'- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhulg'- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blukką →