Where does “blok” come from?

blok (Indonesian) comes from Dutch blok, from Middle Dutch blok, from Old Dutch blok, from Proto-West Germanic blokk, from Proto-Germanic blukką, from Proto-Indo-European bhulg'-, from Proto-Indo-European bhelg'- — thick plank, beam, pile, prop.

blok (Indonesian): block

Definitions

  1. block

Ancestry of “blok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbloka block; a street block; a political bloc
2Middle Dutchbloktreetrunk
3Old Dutchbloklog
4Proto-West Germanicblokkblock, log
5Proto-Germanicblukkąblock, log
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbhulg'-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbhelg'-thick plank, beam, pile, prop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhelg'- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhulg'- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blukką →