Where does “Codeblock” come from?

Codeblock (German) comes from German Code, from English code, from Middle English code, from Old English codd, from Proto-Germanic kuddô, from Proto-Indo-European gewt-, from Proto-Indo-European gū- — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Codeblock (German): code block

Definitions

  1. code block

Ancestry of “Codeblock”, step by step

Codeblock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Code

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanCodecode
2EnglishcodeA short symbol, often with little relation to the...
3Middle EnglishcodeAny kind of plant gum; a gummy or resinous...
4Old Englishcoddbag; sack; husk
5Proto-Germanickuddôbag; pod; sack; purse
6Proto-Indo-Europeangewt-sack; pouch; pouch, sack
7Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via German block

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanblockbloc
2Middle High Germanbloc
3Old High Germanblocblock
4Proto-Germanic*blokk
5Proto-Germanicblukkąblock, log
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbhulg'-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbhelg'-thick plank, beam, pile, prop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewt-Every word from Proto-Germanic kuddô