Rubble
/ˈrʌb.əl/noun
Broken pieces of stone, brick, or concrete left after something is destroyed.
Did you know?The word appears in English by the 16th century and is probably connected to older words for rough stone and broken rock, not to any mystical idea of destruction.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*hrub- / *rub-
“A rough or broken mass; possibly a base related to rubble-like fragments.”
Middle English
English
rubel / rubbell
“Broken stone or rough fragments used in building or left after breaking.”
16th Century
English
rubble
“Broken stone, bricks, or debris from ruined structures.”
Modern English
English
rubble
“Loose fragments of masonry or other material left after destruction.”