Where does “marking” come from?
Marking comes from Middle English marking, derived from Old English mearc meaning boundary or sign, from Proto-Germanic markō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European mereg-.
marking (English): present participle of mark; The action of the...
Definitions
- present participle of mark; The action of the...
Ancestry of “marking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | mearcung | a marking; a marking out, description; an... |
| 2 | Old English | mearcian | to mark |
| 3 | Frankish | markōn | to mark, mark out, to press with the foot |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | markōną | to mark; to notice |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |