Where does “Blockade” come from?
Blockade (German) comes from German blockieren, from French bloquer, from Old French bloquer, from Middle Dutch blok, from Old Dutch blok, from Proto-West Germanic blokk, from Proto-Germanic blukką, from Proto-Indo-European bhulg'- — thick plank, beam, pile, prop.
Blockade (German): blockade
Definitions
- blockade
Ancestry of “Blockade”, step by step
Blockade traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German blockieren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | blockieren | to block; to lock |
| 2 | French | bloquer | to block (physically), to barricade, to obstruct |
| 3 | Old French | bloquer | — |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | blok | treetrunk |
| 5 | Old Dutch | blok | log |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | blokk | block, log |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | blukką | block, log |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bhulg'- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bhelg'- | thick plank, beam, pile, prop |