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Where does “wacke” come from?

wacke (German) comes from Middle High German wacke, from Old High German waggo.

wacke (German): boulder

Definitions

  1. boulder

Ancestry of “wacke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwackeboulder
2Old High Germanwaggo—

Words derived from “wacke”

  • greywacke
  • grauwacke
  • metagreywacke
  • subgreywacke
  • Grauwacke
Every word from Old High German waggo →