Where does “gyttja” come from?

gyttja (English) comes from Swedish gyttja, from Proto-Germanic gutjōn.

gyttja (English): A mud formed from the partial decay of peat

Definitions

  1. A mud formed from the partial decay of peat

Ancestry of “gyttja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgyttjawatery mud, muck; a fine-grained, nutrient-rich...
2Proto-Germanicgutjōn—
Every word from Proto-Germanic gutjōn →Every word from Swedish gyttja →
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