Where does “rutschblock” come from?
rutschblock (English) comes from German Rutschblock, from German block, from Middle High German bloc, from Old High German bloc, from Proto-Germanic *blokk, from Proto-Germanic blukką, from Proto-Indo-European bhulg'-, from Proto-Indo-European bhelg'- — thick plank, beam, pile, prop.
rutschblock (English): A wide block of snow that is isolated from the...
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- A wide block of snow that is isolated from the...
Ancestry of “rutschblock”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rutschblock | rutschblock wide block of snow that is progressively loaded to judge stability |
| 2 | German | block | bloc |
| 3 | Middle High German | bloc | — |
| 4 | Old High German | bloc | block |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *blokk | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blukką | block, log |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bhulg'- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bhelg'- | thick plank, beam, pile, prop |