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Where does “marisk” come from?

marisk (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.

marisk (Frankish): marsh, swamp; lake-like, marshy

Definitions

  1. marsh, swamp; lake-like, marshy

Ancestry of “marisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmarisea, ocean; lake, body of water
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “marisk”

  • morass
  • marish
  • morassy
  • Grand Marais
  • marese
  • marais
  • moeras
  • moerassig
  • moerasboot
  • moeraskat
  • mareis
  • marasch
  • marays
  • marais
  • mariscus
  • mareis
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