Talk:Loess
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About etymology: The term derives from the German word for "loose". Loess (Löß in German) is obviously not derived from German "lose" but from a distantly related Swiss German word lösch.
Source: Kluge, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache, 23rd ed., Berlin 1999 Kosebamse 06:29 13 Jun 2003 (UTC)
- The OED confirms this. Kokiri 17:22, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC)
