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Where does “merk” come from?

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

merk (Dutch): mark; logo; brand

Definitions

  1. mark; logo; brand

Ancestry of “merk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmarc—
2Proto-Germanicmarkąmark, sign, stamp
3Proto-Indo-European*mórǵs—

Words derived from “merk”

  • merkstift
  • oormerk
  • oormerken
  • handelsmerk
  • keurmerk
  • watermerk
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