An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Morast

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry Morast.

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2518791An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, M — MorastJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

Morast, masculine, ‘morass,’ Modern High German only from Low German moras; compare Dutch moras, moeras, English morass, Middle English mareis. The cognates, as is indicated by the non-Teutonic accent, are borrowed from Romance; compare Italian marese, French marais, Middle Latin maragium, ‘morass, swamp.’ The o of the Teutonic words is due to their being connected with Moor. Unknown to Suabian and Bavarian.