Where does “rotslawine” come from?
rotslawine (Dutch) comes from Dutch lawine, from German Lawine, from Alemannic German Lauwin, from Middle High German lowin, from Old High German lowin, from Late Latin labina, from Latin labi, from Latin labor.
rotslawine (Dutch): rockslide
Ancestry of “rotslawine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | lawine | avalanche, landslide |
| 2 | German | Lawine | avalanche |
| 3 | Alemannic German | Lauwin | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | lowin | — |
| 5 | Old High German | lowin | — |
| 6 | Late Latin | labina | landslide; landslide; slippery place; a slippery... |
| 7 | Latin | labi | present active infinitive of lābor; to glide; to... |
| 8 | Latin | labor | work; labour, toil; hardship, trouble, fatigue,... |
| 9 | Old Latin | labos | — |
| 10 | Romanian | labă | palm; paw |
| 11 | Hungarian | láb | leg; foot; support, stand |
| 12 | Proto-Uralic | luwe | bone |
| 13 | Proto-Iranian | *Hrawpācáh | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *Hrawpāćás | — |