Where does “blocker” come from?
Blocker is derived from English block plus the agent suffix -er, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bhelg'- meaning to swell or bulge.
blocker (English): Agent noun of block; something that blocks...
Definitions
- Agent noun of block; something that blocks...
Ancestry of “blocker”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | blocken | to block |
| 2 | German | block | bloc |
| 3 | Middle High German | bloc | — |
| 4 | Old High German | bloc | block |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *blokk | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blukką | block, log |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bhulg'- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bhelg'- | thick plank, beam, pile, prop |
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