Where does “telemark” come from?

telemark (English) comes from Norwegian Telemark, from Old Norse Þelamǫrk, from Old Norse mǫrk, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

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Ancestry of “telemark”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NorwegianTelemark—
2Old NorseÞelamǫrk—
3Old Norsemǫrkmark, by weight or value, = eight ounces; forest
4Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “telemark”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse mǫrk →
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