Where does “marchiér” come from?

marchiér (Franco-Provençal) comes from Frankish markōn, from Proto-Germanic markōną, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

marchiér (Franco-Provençal): to walk; to move; to work, to function

Definitions

  1. to walk; to move; to work, to function

Ancestry of “marchiér”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishmarkōnto mark, mark out, to press with the foot
2Proto-Germanicmarkōnąto mark; to notice
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 Proto-Germanic markōną →