Where does “mersk” come from?

mersk (Old Frisian) 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.

Ancestry of “mersk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicmarisklake-like, marshy; marsh, swamp
2Proto-West Germanicmarisea, lake
3Proto-Germanicmarisea, ocean; lake, body of water
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European móri →Every word from Proto-Germanic mari →