Where does “Blockbuchstabe” come from?
Blockbuchstabe (German) comes 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'-, from Proto-Indo-European bhelg'- — thick plank, beam, pile, prop.
Blockbuchstabe (German): block capital, block letter
Definitions
- block capital, block letter
Ancestry of “Blockbuchstabe”, step by step
Blockbuchstabe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German block
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | block | bloc |
| 2 | Middle High German | bloc | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bloc | block |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *blokk | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blukką | block, log |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bhulg'- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bhelg'- | thick plank, beam, pile, prop |
via German Buchstabe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Buchstabe | letter |
| 2 | Middle High German | buochstabe | — |
| 3 | Old High German | buohstabo | letter, writing |