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erg (n.2)
[erg 词源字典]
"region of drifting sand dunes," 1875, from French
erg
(1854), from North African Arabic
'irj
, from a Berber word.
[erg etymology, erg origin, 英语词源]
marram grass
"A coarse European grass of coastal sand dunes, binding the loose sand with its tough rhizomes", Mid 17th century: from Old Norse
marálmr
, from
marr
'sea' +
hálmr
'haulm'.