Where does “marcgravi” come from?

marcgravi (Catalan) comes from Old High German marcgravo, from Old High German marka, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

marcgravi (Catalan): margrave

Definitions

  1. margrave

Ancestry of “marcgravi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmarcgravomargrave
2Old High Germanmarka—
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “marcgravi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old High German marka →