Where does “marshless” come from?

marshless (English) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic burgz.

marshless (English): Without a marsh

Definitions

  1. Without a marsh

Ancestry of “marshless”, step by step

marshless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English marsh

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

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus—
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