Where does “Markland” come from?

Markland derives from Middle English markland, from Old English mearc-land, combining mearc (boundary) and land (territory), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-.

Markland (English): The name given by the Icelandic Norseman

Definitions

  1. The name given by the Icelandic Norseman

Ancestry of “Markland”, step by step

Markland traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Mark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMarkAbbreviation of Markarian
2Germanmarkmark any of various European monetary units
3LatinMārcus—
4LatinMartīnus—
5Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via English Land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLandThe part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
2Middle EnglishlandAlternative form of lond; urine
3Old Englishhlandurine
4Proto-Germanichlandąurine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklān-liquid, wet ground

via Old Norse land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselandland
2Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

Words derived from “Markland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →