Where does “Zellenblock” come from?

Zellenblock (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.

Zellenblock (German): cellblock

Definitions

  1. cellblock

Ancestry of “Zellenblock”, step by step

Zellenblock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German Zelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZellecell
2Old High Germanzellachamber
3Latincellaa small room, a hut, storeroom; a barn, granary;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhelg'- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhulg'- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blukką →