Where does “gley” come from?

gley (English) comes from Ukrainian ґлей, from Proto-Slavic glьjь, from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁y-, from Proto-Indo-European gleh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European gewl-, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

gley (English): A type of hydric soil, sticky, greenish-blue-grey...

Definitions

  1. A type of hydric soil, sticky, greenish-blue-grey...

Ancestry of “gley”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianґлейclayey soil; clay
2Proto-Slavicglьjьclay, loam
3Proto-Indo-Europeangleh₁y-to smear, putty; to stick, glue
4Proto-Indo-Europeangleh₁-ball, lump
5Proto-Indo-Europeangewl-vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

Words derived from “gley”

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