Where does “hypermarkt” come from?
hypermarkt (Dutch) comes from English hypermarket, from French hypermarché, from French marché, from French marcher, from Middle French marcher, from Old French marchier, from Frankish markōn, from Proto-Germanic markōną — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
hypermarkt (Dutch): a hypermarket
Definitions
- a hypermarket
Ancestry of “hypermarkt”, step by step
hypermarkt traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English hypermarket
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hypermarket | A combination of department store and supermarket |
| 2 | French | hypermarché | hypermarket |
| 3 | French | marché | market; deal, contract; past participle of... |
| 4 | French | marcher | to walk; to travel; to move; to march; to work,... |
| 5 | Middle French | marcher | to walk |
| 6 | Old French | marchier | to walk; to travel by foot |
| 7 | Frankish | markōn | to mark, mark out, to press with the foot |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | markōną | to mark; to notice |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |
via Dutch markt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | markt | A physical market place, usually a public square;... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | market | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | markat | — |
| 4 | Latin | marcātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | mercatus | trade, traffic, buying and selling; market,... |
| 6 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Dutch hyper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | hyper | hyperactive, particularly in a panicked or frenetic way |