Etymograph

English

rendzina

Rendzina comes from Polish rędzina, and goes back to Proto-Slavic *rǫdina.

  1. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*rǫdinareconstructed
  2. Polishmodernrędzina
  3. Englishtodayrendzina

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*rǫdinareconstructed
  2. Polishmodernrędzina
  3. Englishtodayrendzina

Today it means

noun A dark soil that sometimes develops under grass on limestone and chalk.

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

Etymograph / Proto-Slavic *rǫdina / rendzina