English

gleysoil

From gley + soil.

A compound of gley + soil

Proto-Indo-European *gleh₁y-

Proto-Indo-European *gl̥h₁y-ó-s

Proto-Slavic *glьjь ‘clay, loam’

Ukrainian ґлей ‘clayey soil’

English gley

Middle English soile ‘ground, earth’

English soil

Today it means

noun —

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / gleysoil