Editing Loess (section)

==Etymology==
The word ''loess'', with connotations of origin by wind-deposited accumulation, was introduced into English from the [[German language|German]] {{Lang|de|Löss}} (1824),<ref>[https://inhigeo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/207-koelbl-ebert_m._karl_von_leonard_defines_the_term_loess_200_years_ago.pdf KARL CAESAR VON LEONHARD INTRODUCED THE TERM “LOESS”]. INHIGEO, 2024.</ref> which can be traced back to [[Alemannic German|Swiss German]] and is [[cognate]] with the English word ''loose'' and the German word {{Lang|de|los}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=loess|title=loess |publisher=Online Etymology Dictionary}}</ref> It was first applied to the [[Rhine]] River valley loesses around 1821.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/346022/loess |title=loess (sedimentary deposit) |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=2013-12-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dwds.de/?qu=L%C3%B6ss&submit_button=Suche&view=1 |title=DWDS &#124; Suchergebnisse |publisher=Dwds.de |access-date=2013-12-22}}</ref>