Where does “plus-miinusmerkki” come from?

plus-miinusmerkki (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.

plus-miinusmerkki (Finnish): plus-minus sign

Definitions

  1. plus-minus sign

Ancestry of “plus-miinusmerkki”, step by step

plus-miinusmerkki traces back through 3 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 plus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishplusplus
2Latinplūsmore; more of
3Old Latinplous—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—

via Finnish miinus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiinusminus; minus sign; con, minus, negative thing
2Latinminusnominative neuter singular of minor; accusative...
3Proto-Italicminosless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →