Where does “*blokk” come from?

*blokk (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic blukką, from Proto-Indo-European bhulg'-, from Proto-Indo-European bhelg'- — thick plank, beam, pile, prop.

Ancestry of “*blokk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicblukkąblock, log
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbhulg'-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbhelg'-thick plank, beam, pile, prop

Words derived from “*blokk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhelg'- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhulg'- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blukką →