Where does “блокадний” come from?
блокадний (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian блока́да, 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.
блокадний (Ukrainian): besieged, blockaded
Definitions
- besieged, blockaded
Ancestry of “блокадний”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | блока́да | blockade |
| 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 |