Where does “marche” come from?
marche (French) comes from French marcher, from Middle French marcher, from Old French marchier, from Frankish markōn, from Proto-Germanic markōną, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
marche (French): market; deal, contract; past participle of...
Definitions
- market; deal, contract; past participle of...
Ancestry of “marche”, step by step
marche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French marcher
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | marcher | to walk; to travel; to move; to march; to work,... |
| 2 | Middle French | marcher | to walk |
| 3 | Old French | marchier | to walk; to travel by foot |
| 4 | Frankish | markōn | to mark, mark out, to press with the foot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | markōną | to mark; to notice |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |