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Where does “markōn” come from?

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

markōn (Frankish): to mark, mark out, to press with the foot

Definitions

  1. to mark, mark out, to press with the foot

Ancestry of “markōn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmarkōnąto mark; to notice
2Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “markōn”

  • march
  • marquis
  • marquee
  • marquise
  • marchioness
  • marquisate
  • countermarch
  • marcheth
  • outmarch
  • marchlike
  • marquisette
  • marchland
  • marchest
  • marchy
  • marchman
  • marqueelike
  • dismarch
  • marshrutka
  • marquisess
  • démarche
  • overmarch
  • marquisdom
  • marquisship
  • marcliensis
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