Where does “gleysoil” come from?
gleysoil (English) comes from English gley, 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.
Ancestry of “gleysoil”, step by step
gleysoil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gley
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gley | A type of hydric soil, sticky, greenish-blue-grey... |
| 2 | Ukrainian | ґлей | clayey soil; clay |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | glьjь | clay, loam |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁y- | to smear, putty; to stick, glue |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gleh₁- | ball, lump |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gewl- | vessel; ball; vessel, bowl, ball; ball, bowl,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |