Etymology

esker

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Today it means: A long, narrow, sinuous ridge created by deposits from a stream running beneath a glacier. Full definition →

Irish eiscir
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esker · noun1

  1. Irish · borrowed fromeiscir“esker, glacial ridge”
  2. English todayesker

From Irish eiscir (“esker, glacial ridge”).

Esker · proper noun2

  1. German · borrowed fromEsker
  2. English todayEsker

Borrowed from German Esker.

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