Where does “Marsk” come from?

Marsk (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian marsk, 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.

Marsk (Saterland Frisian): marsh

Definitions

  1. marsh

Ancestry of “Marsk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianmarsk—
2Proto-West Germanicmarisklake-like, marshy; marsh, swamp
3Proto-West Germanicmarisea, lake
4Proto-Germanicmarisea, ocean; lake, body of water
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmórisea; standing water
6Proto-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 →