Where does “mersċ” come from?
mersċ (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic marisk, from Proto-West Germanic mari, from Proto-Germanic mari, from Proto-Indo-European móri, from Proto-Indo-European mer- — to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland.
mersċ (Old English): marsh
Definitions
- marsh
Ancestry of “mersċ”, step by step
mersċ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-West Germanic marisk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | marisk | lake-like, marshy; marsh, swamp |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | mari | sea, lake |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | mari | sea, ocean; lake, body of water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Proto-Germanic *marisk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *marisk | — |