Where does “blok” come from?
blok (Dutch) comes 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.
blok (Dutch): a block; a street block; a political bloc
Definitions
- a block; a street block; a political bloc
Ancestry of “blok”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Dutch | blok | treetrunk |
| 2 | Old Dutch | blok | log |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | blokk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | blukką | block, log |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bhulg'- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bhelg'- | thick plank, beam, pile, prop |
Words derived from “blok”