Where does “marcgraviat” come from?

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

marcgraviat (Catalan): margravate

Definitions

  1. margravate

Ancestry of “marcgraviat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmarcgravimargrave
2Old High Germanmarcgravomargrave
3Old High Germanmarka—
4Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old High German marka →
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