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