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Where does “marshlander” come from?

marshlander (English) comes from English marshland, from English marsh, from Middle English merssh, from Middle English mere, from Old English mere, from Old English byriġ, from Old English burh, from Old English burg.

marshlander (English): A person who comes from a marshland

Definitions

  1. A person who comes from a marshland

Ancestry of “marshlander”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmarshlandmarshy land; bog or fen
2EnglishmarshAn area of low, wet land, often with tall grass
3Middle Englishmerssh—
4Middle Englishmeremare; mother; sea, lake
5Old Englishmerelake; pool; sea
6Old Englishbyriġ—
7Old EnglishburhAlternative form of burg; fortress; hill
8Old Englishburgcity; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,...
9Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—
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