myEtymology.com: English etymology of blockhead

Etymology of the English word blockhead

the English word blockhead

derived from the English word head

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khaubuthan

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kaput- (head)

derived from the English word block

derived from the English word blok

derived from the Old French word bloc

derived from the Middle word Dutch

derived from the Middle Dutch word blok

derived from the Middle Dutch word bloc