Where does “markedness” come from?
Markedness comes from English mark plus the Old English suffix -nes, derived from Proto-Germanic markō and ultimately Proto-Indo-European mereg-, meaning to mark or bound.
markedness (English): The quality of a word, form or phoneme that is...
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- The quality of a word, form or phoneme that is...
Ancestry of “markedness”, step by step
markedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English marked
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | marked | Having a visible or identifying mark; Clearly... |
| 2 | English | Mark | Abbreviation of Markarian |
| 3 | German | mark | mark any of various European monetary units |
| 4 | Latin | Mārcus | — |
| 5 | Latin | Martīnus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |