Silted
/ˈsɪltɪd/noun
Covered, filled, or clogged with silt.
Did you know?Unlike many spooky-sounding words, silted is not ancient magic at all — it’s a straightforward English formation from “silt,” a word for fine sediment that likely arose in Scandinavian-influenced English.
Etymological Timeline
Old English / Middle English
English
silt
“Fine sediment deposited by water”
13th-14th Century
English
silted
“Covered or choked with fine sediment”
Modern English
English
silted
“Filled, blocked, or coated with silt”
Modern English
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siltation
“The process of becoming clogged or filled with silt”