marsh.
An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous plants.
Meaning & usage
An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous plants.
Many animals live in the marsh.
Čepkeliai Marsh consists mainly of bog.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *móri Proto-Germanic *mari Proto-West Germanic *mari Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Proto-West Germanic *marisk Old English mersċ Middle English mersch English marsh From Middle English mersch, from Old English mersċ, merisċ, from Proto-West Germanic *marisk, derived from *mari, equivalent to mere (“sea, body of water”) + -ish. Doublet of marish, morass, and merse. Cognate with West Frisian mersk, Dutch meers (“grassland, meadow”) and Dutch moeras, German Marsch. More at mere.
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