Where does “Rutschblock” come from?
Rutschblock (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.
Rutschblock (German): rutschblock
Ancestry of “Rutschblock”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | block | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | bloc | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bloc | block |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *blokk | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | blukką | block, log |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bhulg'- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bhelg'- | thick plank, beam, pile, prop |
Words derived from “Rutschblock”