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Where does “bhelg'-” come from?

bhelg'- (Proto-Indo-European): thick plank, beam, pile, prop

Definitions

thick plank, beam, pile, prop

Words derived from “bhelg'-”

block
blocking
blockade
bloc
bloke
blockage
blocker
Bloc
blockbuster
roadblock
blockhouse
blocky
woodblock
diblock
unblock
triblock
sunblock
nonblocking
stumblingblock
cinderblock
cellblock
superblock
macroblock
hemiblock

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