Where does “kledingmerk” come from?

kledingmerk (Dutch) comes from Dutch merk, from Middle Dutch marc, from Proto-Germanic marką, from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs — boundary, border.

kledingmerk (Dutch): clothing brand

Definitions

  1. clothing brand

Ancestry of “kledingmerk”, step by step

kledingmerk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch merk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmerkmark; logo; brand
2Middle Dutchmarc—
3Proto-Germanicmarkąmark, sign, stamp
4Proto-Indo-European*mórǵsboundary, border

via Dutch kleding

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkledingclothing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs →Every word from Proto-Germanic marką →Every word from Middle Dutch marc →
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