Where does “blokgolf” come from?

blokgolf (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.

blokgolf (Dutch): square wave

Definitions

  1. square wave

Ancestry of “blokgolf”, step by step

blokgolf 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 golf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgolfwave; gulf; golf
2EnglishgolfA ball game played by individuals competing...
3Middle Dutchcolve—
4Proto-Germanic*kulbazround object, lump
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhelg'- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhulg'- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blukką →
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