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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Proto-Germanic markōną →