östblocket
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- the Eastern Bloc (Soviet Union and eastern Europe during the Cold War)
Etymology
Affix from Swedish öst + Swedish block (a pulley).
Origin
Swedish
block
Gloss
a pulley
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anteckningsblock Swedish
- block Swedish
- blockflöjt Swedish
- glasblock Swedish
- spakblock Swedish
- textblock Swedish
- Östtyskland Swedish
- öst Swedish
- östgöte Swedish
- östkyrka Swedish
- austr Old Norse