Where does “loess” come from?
Loess comes from German Löss, from Alemannic German lösch, from Old High German los, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH-.
loess (English): Any sediment, dominated by silt, of eolian ...
Definitions
- Any sediment, dominated by silt, of eolian ...
Ancestry of “loess”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Löss | loess |
| 2 | Alemannic German | lösch | loose; mild |
| 3 | Old High German | lōs | loose; free; lacking; sly, deceitful |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | laus | loose, free |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lausaz | loose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |
Words derived from “loess”