Etymology

varve

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Today it means: An annual layer of sediment or sedimentary rock. Full definition →

Swedish varv
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  1. Swedish · borrowed fromvarv
  2. Swedish · borrowed fromvarv
  3. English todayvarve

Borrowed from Swedish varv (“layer”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.