Rothliegende

adjective

Roth·lie·gen·de

variants or Rotliegende

ˈrōtˌlēgəndə

: of, relating to, or constituting a subdivision of the European Permian

Word History

Etymology

obsolete German rothliegende (now rotliegende), from obsolete German roth red (now rot) (from Old High German rōt) + German liegende, weak nominative singular neuter of liegend, present participle of liegen to lie, from Old High German ligen; from the red beds of sandstone near Eisenach, central Germany