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 wide block of snow that is progressively loaded to judge stability

Definitions

  1. rutschblock wide block of snow that is progressively loaded to judge stability

Ancestry of “Rutschblock”, step by step

Rutschblock 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 rutschen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrutschento slide
2Middle High Germanrützen—

Words derived from “Rutschblock”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhelg'- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bhulg'- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blukką →