Etymology

riegel

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Today it means: A transverse ridge of bedrock that has been exposed by glacial erosion. Full definition →

German Riegel
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The story

  1. German · borrowed fromRiegel“short bar”
  2. English todayriegel

Borrowed from German Riegel (“short bar”).

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