Etymology

gley

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Today it means: A type of hydric soil, sticky, greenish-blue-grey in colour and low in oxygen. Full definition →

Ukrainian ґлей ← Proto-Slavic *glьjь ← Proto-Indo-European *gl̥h₁y-ó-s
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gley · noun, verb1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*gleh₁y-
  2. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*gl̥h₁y-ó-s
  3. Proto-Slavic · derived from*glьjь
  4. Ukrainian · borrowed fromґлей“clayey soil”
  5. English todaygley

1920s, from Ukrainian ґлей (glej, “clayey soil”), from Proto-Slavic *glьjь, from Proto-Indo-European *gl̥h₁y-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European *gleh₁y-. Cognate of clay.

gley · verb2

  1. Scots · borrowed from-
  2. Scots · borrowed from-
  3. English todaygley

Borrowed from Scots.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*gleh₁y- all →

cladgleamclayeyclinker-built

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