Where does “Denemarke” come from?
Denemarke (Afrikaans) comes from Old English Denemearc, from Old English mearc, from Proto-West Germanic marku, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
Ancestry of “Denemarke”, step by step
Denemarke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English Denemearc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | Denemearc | — |
| 2 | Old English | mearc | mark, sign, character; boundary, limit |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | marku | boundary, border |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |
via Dutch Denemarken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Denemarken | — |