Where does “блокадный” come from?
блокадный (Russian) comes from Russian блокада, 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 — thick plank, beam, pile, prop.
блокадный (Russian): under siege, blockade
Definitions
- under siege, blockade
Ancestry of “блокадный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | блокада | siege, blockade; blockade; block; blocking;... |
| 2 | German | Blockade | blockade |
| 3 | German | blockieren | to block; to lock |
| 4 | French | bloquer | to block (physically), to barricade, to obstruct |
| 5 | Old French | bloquer | — |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | blok | treetrunk |
| 7 | Old Dutch | blok | log |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | blokk | block, log |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | blukką | block, log |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bhulg'- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | bhelg'- | thick plank, beam, pile, prop |