Where does “bloc” come from?
Bloc comes from French bloc, from Middle French bloc, from Old Dutch blok, from Proto-Germanic blukką, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bhelg'-.
bloc (English): A group of voters or politicians who share common...
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Ancestry of “bloc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bloc | a block; a bloc, an alliance; a pad of paper |
| 2 | Middle French | bloc | a considerable piece of something heavy, block |
| 3 | Old French | bloc | log, block |
| 4 | Dutch | blok | a block; a street block; a political bloc |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | blok | treetrunk |
| 6 | Old Dutch | blok | log |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | blokk | block, log |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | blukką | block, log |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bhulg'- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bhelg'- | thick plank, beam, pile, prop |