Where does “Merkið” come from?

Merkið (Faroese) comes from Faroese merki, from Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

Merkið (Faroese): The flag of the Faroe Islands, Flag Day: 25 April 1940

Definitions

  1. The flag of the Faroe Islands, Flag Day: 25 April 1940

Ancestry of “Merkið”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesemerkisign, mark; banner, flag; Merkið, the Faroese...
2Old Norsemerkiboundary
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →