Where does “ontblokken” come from?
ontblokken (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.
ontblokken (Dutch): to remove a block that closes a road or track, to unblock
Definitions
- to remove a block that closes a road or track, to unblock
Ancestry of “ontblokken”, step by step
ontblokken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch blok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | blok | a block; a street block; a political bloc |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | blok | treetrunk |
| 3 | Old Dutch | blok | log |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blokk | block, log |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blukką | block, log |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bhulg'- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bhelg'- | thick plank, beam, pile, prop |
via Dutch ont- -en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ont- -en | Forms transitive verbs from nouns, meaning "to remove (noun) from, to rid of (noun), to de-(noun)" |