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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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  1. A wide block of snow that is isolated from the...

Ancestry of “rutschblock”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRutschblockrutschblock
2Germanblock—
3Middle High Germanbloc—
4Old High Germanblocblock
5Proto-Germanic*blokk—
6Proto-Germanicblukkąblock, log
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbhulg'-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbhelg'-thick plank, beam, pile, prop
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