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Where does “esker” come from?

esker (English) comes from Irish eiscir, from Old Irish escir — ridge, elevation.

esker (English): A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits...

Definitions

  1. A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits...

Ancestry of “esker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisheisciresker, glacial ridge
2Old Irishescirridge, elevation
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