Where does “march” come from?
March comes from Middle English marche, from Middle French marcher, from Old French marchier, from Frankish markōn, from Proto-Indo-European mer-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mereg-.
march (English): A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used...
Definitions
- A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used...
Ancestry of “march”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | marchen | — |
| 2 | Middle French | marcher | to walk |
| 3 | Old French | marchier | to walk; to travel by foot |
| 4 | Frankish | markōn | to mark, mark out, to press with the foot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | markōną | to mark; to notice |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |