Where does “bonkbusting” come from?
bonkbusting (English) comes from English blockbusting, from English block, from French Bloc, from Middle French bloc, from Old French bloc, from Dutch blok, from Middle Dutch blok, from Old Dutch blok — thick plank, beam, pile, prop.
bonkbusting (English): of, pertaining to, or using the style of a bonkbuster
Definitions
- of, pertaining to, or using the style of a bonkbuster
Ancestry of “bonkbusting”, step by step
bonkbusting traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English blockbusting
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | blockbusting | A technique used to encourage people to sell... |
| 2 | English | block | A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece... |
| 3 | French | Bloc | Bloc — Bloc Québécois (Bloc québécois) |
| 4 | Middle French | bloc | a considerable piece of something heavy, block |
| 5 | Old French | bloc | log, block |
| 6 | Dutch | blok | a block; a street block; a political bloc |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | blok | treetrunk |
| 8 | Old Dutch | blok | log |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | blokk | block, log |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | blukką | block, log |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bhulg'- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | bhelg'- | thick plank, beam, pile, prop |
via English bonk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bonk | To strike or collide with something; To have... |