Where does “блока́да” come from?
блока́да (Ukrainian) 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.
блока́да (Ukrainian): blockade
Definitions
- blockade
Ancestry of “блока́да”, 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 |