Where does “mergel” come from?

mergel (Dutch) comes from Old French marle, from Late Latin margila.

mergel (Dutch): marl

Definitions

  1. marl

Ancestry of “mergel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmarlemarl
2Late Latinmargila—

Words derived from “mergel”

Every word from Late Latin margila →Every word from Old French marle →
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