Silty
/ˈsɪlti/noun
Containing or covered with silt; fine, muddy sediment.
Did you know?Silty comes from a Germanic root tied to fine sediment, and the same ancient root family gave English words for mud, mire, and swampy ground.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*siltaz
“Fine mud or sediment”
Old English
OE
silt
“Mud, fine sediment, especially in water”
Middle English
ME
silty
“Full of silt; muddy or sediment-filled”
Modern English
English
silty
“Containing or covered with silt”