Where does “mark” come from?
mark (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
mark (Frankish): mark, sign
Definitions
- mark, sign
Ancestry of “mark”, step by step
mark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Germanic markō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |
via Proto-Germanic marką
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | marką | mark, sign, stamp |