Etymology

From Norman or Picard maresc, from Frankish *marisk ‎(“marsh, swamp”), from Proto-Germanic *mariskaz ‎(“marsh, swamp”), from Proto-Germanic *mari ‎(“lake, sea, moor”), from Proto-Indo-European *mari-, *mori- ‎(“sea”) + -age. Akin to Middle Dutch mersch, maersch ‎(“marsh”), Middle Low German mersch, marsch ‎(“marshland”), Old English merisc ‎(“marsh”). More at marais, mare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɑ.ʁe.kaʒ/