Etymology of the English word morass
the English word
morassderived from the Dutch word
moerasderived from the Old French word
maraisderived from the Middle Dutch word
marasderived from the Old French word
mareisderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*mori-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*mariskazDate
The earliest known usage of morass in English dates from the 17th century.
Cognates
Dutch
moeras, French
marais, German
Morast, Italian
marese, Norwegian
morass, Swedish
morasUsage
Word found in Modern English
