Where does “bloc” come from?
bloc (Old French) 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.
bloc (Old French): log, block
Definitions
- log, block
Ancestry of “bloc”, step by step
bloc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch blok
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | blok | a block; a street block; a political bloc |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | blok | treetrunk |
| 3 | Old Dutch | blok | log |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | blokk | block, log |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blukką | block, log |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bhulg'- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bhelg'- | thick plank, beam, pile, prop |
via Middle Dutch bloc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | bloc | treetrunk |