Where does “zablokowywać” come from?
zablokowywać (Polish) comes from Polish zablokować, from Polish blokować, from Polish blok, from German block, from Middle High German bloc, from Old High German bloc, from Proto-Germanic *blokk, from Proto-Germanic blukką — thick plank, beam, pile, prop.
zablokowywać (Polish): to block
Definitions
- to block
Ancestry of “zablokowywać”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | zablokować | to block |
| 2 | Polish | blokować | to block |
| 3 | Polish | blok | block; block of flats |
| 4 | German | block | bloc |
| 5 | Middle High German | bloc | — |
| 6 | Old High German | bloc | block |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *blokk | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | blukką | block, log |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bhulg'- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bhelg'- | thick plank, beam, pile, prop |