Where does “aambeeldsblok” come from?

aambeeldsblok (Dutch) comes from Dutch blok, from Middle Dutch blok, from Old Dutch 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.

aambeeldsblok (Dutch): supporting block for an anvil

Definitions

  1. supporting block for an anvil

Ancestry of “aambeeldsblok”, step by step

aambeeldsblok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Dutch aambeeld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaambeeldanvil; incus
2Middle Dutchāenbilt—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhelg'- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhulg'- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blukką →