Verwitterung
German (Berlin)
noun
Definitions
- (geology) weathering, decomposition
Etymology
Suffix from German verwittern (be ruined by weather, erode).
Origin
German (Berlin)
verwittern
Gloss
be ruined by weather, erode
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- resistent German
- verwittern German
- verwitterungsresistent German
- forvitre Norwegian Bokmål
- forvitring Norwegian Bokmål
- forvitre Norwegian Nynorsk
- forvitre Danish
- witeren Middle High German