Where does “olutmerkki” come from?

olutmerkki (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.

olutmerkki (Finnish): beer brand

Definitions

  1. beer brand

Ancestry of “olutmerkki”, step by step

olutmerkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish merkki

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

via Finnish olut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisholutbeer; beer, ale
2Proto-Finnicolutbeer, ale
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂elut-beer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →