Where does “Werbeblocker” come from?

Werbeblocker (German) comes from English blocker, from German blocken, 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'- — thick plank, beam, pile, prop.

Werbeblocker (German): adblocker

Definitions

  1. adblocker

Ancestry of “Werbeblocker”, step by step

Werbeblocker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English blocker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishblockerAgent noun of block; something that blocks...
2Germanblockento block
3Germanblockbloc
4Middle High Germanbloc—
5Old High Germanblocblock
6Proto-Germanic*blokk—
7Proto-Germanicblukkąblock, log
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbhulg'-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbhelg'-thick plank, beam, pile, prop

via German werben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwerbento recruit; to enlist; to promote, advertise; to...
2Middle High Germanwerben—
3Old High Germanwerban—
4Proto-Germanichwerbanąto turn; turn around; to move; move about; to...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷerp-to turn; to whirl, to twist
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhelg'- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhulg'- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blukką →