Where does “Betonklotz” come from?

Betonklotz (German) comes from German Klotz, from Middle High German kloz, from Old High German kloz, from Proto-West Germanic klott, from Proto-Indo-European gel- — to be cold, to freeze.

Betonklotz (German): concrete block

Definitions

  1. concrete block

Ancestry of “Betonklotz”, step by step

Betonklotz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Klotz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKlotzblock
2Middle High Germanklozstump; ball
3Old High Germanklozstump; ball
4Proto-West Germanicklottclod, lump, ball
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze

via German betōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbetōnconcrete
2Frenchbétonconcrete; to drop
3Latinbitūmenmineral pitch, bitumen
4Latin-menforms neuter nouns of the third declension
5Proto-Italic*-mn̥—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gel- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic klott →Every word from Old High German kloz →