Where does “greywacke” come from?
greywacke (English) comes from English grauwacke, from German Grauwacke, from German Grau, from Middle High German grā, from Old High German grāo, from Proto-Germanic grēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰreh₁- — to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow.
greywacke (English): A hard dark sandstone with poorly sorted angular...
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- A hard dark sandstone with poorly sorted angular...
Ancestry of “greywacke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | grauwacke | Greywacke |
| 2 | German | Grauwacke | — |
| 3 | German | Grau | grey |
| 4 | Middle High German | grā | — |
| 5 | Old High German | grāo | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grēwaz | grey |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰreh₁- | to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow |
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