Where does “żblokka” come from?
żblokka (Maltese) comes from Italian sbloccare, from Italian bloccare, from French bloquer, from Old French bloquer, from Middle Dutch blok, from Old Dutch blok, from Proto-West Germanic blokk, from Proto-Germanic blukką — thick plank, beam, pile, prop.
żblokka (Maltese): to unblock
Definitions
- to unblock
Ancestry of “żblokka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | sbloccare | to unblock; to free |
| 2 | Italian | bloccare | to block, block up, block off; to isolate; to... |
| 3 | French | bloquer | to block (physically), to barricade, to obstruct |
| 4 | Old French | bloquer | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | blok | treetrunk |
| 6 | Old Dutch | blok | log |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | blokk | block, log |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | blukką | block, log |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bhulg'- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bhelg'- | thick plank, beam, pile, prop |