Where does “mærke” come from?
mærke (Danish) comes from Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
mærke (Danish): mark, sign, label, tag; mark, trace {(q|visible...
Definitions
- mark, sign, label, tag; mark, trace {(q|visible...
Ancestry of “mærke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | merki | boundary |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |
Words derived from “mærke”