English
Zechstein
Zechstein comes from German Zechstein.
- Germanc. 1650–presentZechstein
- Englishearliest quotation 2008same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Germanc. 1650–presentZechstein
- Englishearliest quotation 2008same form
Earliest quotation: 2008, Tom McCann: “Sedimentation rates in the Zechstein were variable. In general,…”
Every English word from German Zechstein
Today it means
name A unit of sedimentary rock layers of Middle to Late Permian age located in the Permian Basin (Europe), corresponding to the Lopingian (epoch).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Zechstein / Zechstein