Where does “blokkbokstav” come from?

blokkbokstav (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk blokk, from Middle Low German block, from English block, from French Bloc, from Middle French bloc, from Old French bloc, from Dutch blok, from Middle Dutch blok — thick plank, beam, pile, prop.

blokkbokstav (Norwegian Nynorsk): block capital, block letter

Definitions

  1. block capital, block letter

Ancestry of “blokkbokstav”, step by step

blokkbokstav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk blokk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskblokk<br>; a block; a bloc
2Middle Low Germanblock
3EnglishblockA substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece...
4FrenchBlocBloc &mdash; Bloc Québécois (Bloc québécois)
5Middle Frenchbloca considerable piece of something heavy, block
6Old Frenchbloclog, block
7Dutchbloka block; a street block; a political bloc
8Middle Dutchbloktreetrunk
9Old Dutchbloklog
10Proto-West Germanicblokkblock, log
11Proto-Germanicblukkąblock, log
12Proto-Indo-Europeanbhulg'-
13Proto-Indo-Europeanbhelg'-thick plank, beam, pile, prop

via Norwegian Nynorsk bokstav

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbokstavletter
2Old Norsebókstafra letter of the alphabet
3Proto-Germanicbōkastabaza staff made of beechwood; letter of the alphabet
4Proto-Germanicstabazstaff, stick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstebʰ-to stand still; to harden
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhelg'-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhulg'-Every word from Proto-Germanic blukką