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