Where does “Woerdblok” come from?

Woerdblok (Dutch) comes from Dutch woerd, from Middle Dutch woert, from Old Dutch wurth, from Proto-Germanic wurþiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wŕ̥tis, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “Woerdblok”, step by step

Woerdblok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch woerd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwoerddrake; man-made hill or elevation
2Middle Dutchwoert—
3Old Dutchwurth—
4Proto-Germanicwurþizraising, elevation; mound
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wŕ̥tis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wer-to lift up; to moisten; to flow; to raise, hang
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Dutch blok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbloka block; a street block; a political bloc
2Middle Dutchbloktreetrunk
3Old Dutchbloklog
4Proto-West Germanicblokkblock, log
5Proto-Germanicblukkąblock, log
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbhulg'-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbhelg'-thick plank, beam, pile, prop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wer- →