Where does “Felsblock” come from?

Felsblock (German) comes 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.

Felsblock (German): boulder

Definitions

  1. boulder

Ancestry of “Felsblock”, step by step

Felsblock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German block

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

via German Fels

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFelsrock
2Middle High Germanvels—
3Old High Germanfeliscliff; rock
4Frankishfalisrock
5Proto-Germanicfalisazrock, cliff
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelis-stone; rock, cliff
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhelg'- →