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Where does “blokk” come from?

blokk (Proto-West 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”

  • block
  • blocking
  • blockade
  • bloc
  • bloke
  • blockage
  • blocker
  • Bloc
  • blockbuster
  • roadblock
  • blockhouse
  • blocky
  • woodblock
  • diblock
  • unblock
  • triblock
  • sunblock
  • nonblocking
  • stumblingblock
  • cinderblock
  • cellblock
  • superblock
  • macroblock
  • hemiblock
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhelg'- →