Where does “marcher” come from?
marcher (French) comes 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.
marcher (French): to walk; to travel; to move; to march; to work,...
Definitions
- to walk; to travel; to move; to march; to work,...
Ancestry of “marcher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | marcher | to walk |
| 2 | Old French | marchier | to walk; to travel by foot |
| 3 | Frankish | markōn | to mark, mark out, to press with the foot |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | markōną | to mark; to notice |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |
Words derived from “marcher”