Where does “blok” come from?
blok (Middle Dutch) comes 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 (Middle Dutch): treetrunk
Definitions
- treetrunk
Ancestry of “blok”, step by step
blok traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Dutch blok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | blok | log |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | blokk | block, log |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | blukką | block, log |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bhulg'- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bhelg'- | thick plank, beam, pile, prop |
via Old Saxon blok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | blok | log |