Where does “antiblocker” come from?
antiblocker (English) comes from English blocker, from German blocken, from German block, from Middle High German bloc, from Old High German bloc, from Proto-Germanic *blokk, from Proto-Germanic blukką, from Proto-Indo-European bhulg'- — thick plank, beam, pile, prop.
antiblocker (English): A mineral used to prevent blocking during the...
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- A mineral used to prevent blocking during the...
Ancestry of “antiblocker”, step by step
antiblocker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blocker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blocker | Agent noun of block; something that blocks... |
| 2 | German | blocken | to block |
| 3 | German | block | bloc |
| 4 | Middle High German | bloc | — |
| 5 | Old High German | bloc | block |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *blokk | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | blukką | block, log |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bhulg'- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bhelg'- | thick plank, beam, pile, prop |