Where does “merssh” come from?
merssh (Middle English) comes from Middle English mere, from Old English mere, from Old English byriġ, from Old English burh, from Old English burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.
merssh (Middle English): A region of marshland or damp meadowland
Definitions
- A region of marshland or damp meadowland
Ancestry of “merssh”, step by step
merssh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English mere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | mere | mare; mother; sea, lake |
| 2 | Old English | mere | lake; pool; sea |
| 3 | Old English | byriġ | — |
| 4 | Old English | burh | Alternative form of burg; fortress; hill |
| 5 | Old English | burg | city; town; a fortified place: stronghold, fort,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | burgz | fortification, stronghold; city |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰr̥ǵʰ- | — |
via Old English mersċ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | mersċ | marsh |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | marisk | lake-like, marshy; marsh, swamp |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | mari | sea, lake |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mari | sea, ocean; lake, body of water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |