Where does “merkitä” come from?

merkitä (Finnish) comes from Finnish merkki, from Old Swedish mærki, from Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

merkitä (Finnish): to mark, check off, tick off, tag, stamp, brand;...

Definitions

  1. to mark, check off, tick off, tag, stamp, brand;...

Ancestry of “merkitä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmerkkimark, sign; character; symbol
2Old Swedishmærki
3Old Norsemerkiboundary
4Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “merkitä

Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic markōEvery word from Old Norse merki