Where does “blocadă” come from?
blocadă (Romanian) comes from German Blockade, from German blockieren, from French bloquer, from Old French bloquer, from Middle Dutch blok, from Old Dutch blok, from Proto-West Germanic blokk, from Proto-Germanic blukką — thick plank, beam, pile, prop.
blocadă (Romanian): blockade systematic diplomatic, military or economic measures to isolate cities, states or blocs
Definitions
- blockade systematic diplomatic, military or economic measures to isolate cities, states or blocs
Ancestry of “blocadă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Blockade | blockade |
| 2 | German | blockieren | to block; to lock |
| 3 | French | bloquer | to block (physically), to barricade, to obstruct |
| 4 | Old French | bloquer | — |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | blok | treetrunk |
| 6 | Old Dutch | blok | log |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | blokk | block, log |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | blukką | block, log |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bhulg'- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bhelg'- | thick plank, beam, pile, prop |