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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/marisk

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *mari (“sea, lake”) +‎ *-isk (“-ish”).

Adjective

*marisk

  1. lake-like, marshy
  2. (substantive) marsh, swamp

Inflection
a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *marisk
Genitive *mariskas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *marisk *marisku *marisk
Accusative *mariskanā *mariskā *marisk
Genitive *mariskas *mariskeʀā *mariskas
Dative *mariskumē *mariskeʀē *mariskumē
Instrumental *marisku *mariskeʀu *marisku
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *mariskē *mariskō *marisku
Accusative *mariskā *mariskā *marisku
Genitive *mariskeʀō *mariskeʀō *mariskeʀō
Dative *mariskēm, *mariskum *mariskēm, *mariskum *mariskēm, *mariskum
Instrumental *mariskēm, *mariskum *mariskēm, *mariskum *mariskēm, *mariskum

Descendants
  • Old English: mersċ, merisċ
    • Middle English: mersh, mershe
      • English: marsh
      • Scots: mersk, merse
  • Old Frisian: *marsk, mersk
    • Saterland Frisian: Marsk
    • West Frisian: mersk
  • Old Saxon: mersk
    • Middle Low German: mersch; marsch
      • → Danish: marsk
      • → German: Marsch
      • → Norwegian: mersk
  • Old Dutch: *mersk
    • Middle Dutch: mersch
  • → Old French: mareis, marais
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