Where does “marcassin” come from?

marcassin (English) comes from French marcassin, from French marque, from Frankish mark, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

marcassin (English): A young wild boar

Definitions

  1. A young wild boar

Ancestry of “marcassin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmarcassinyoung wild boar, marcassin
2Frenchmarquemark; brand; first-person singular present...
3Frankishmarkmark, sign
4Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Frankish mark →
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