English

marlstone

From marl + stone.

A compound of marl + stone

Late Latin marga

Late Latin margila

Old French marle

Middle English marle

English marl

Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- ‘to stiffen’

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Proto-Germanic *stainaz

Proto-West Germanic *stain

Old English stān

Middle English ston ‘a stone’

English stone

Today it means

noun Marl when hardened into stone.

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

Etymograph / marlstone