Where does “bloc” come from?
bloc (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic *blokk, from Proto-Germanic blukką, from Proto-Indo-European bhulg'-, from Proto-Indo-European bhelg'- — thick plank, beam, pile, prop.
bloc (Old High German): block
Ancestry of “bloc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *blokk | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | blukką | block, log |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bhulg'- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bhelg'- | thick plank, beam, pile, prop |
Words derived from “bloc”