Where does “Dienstmarke” come from?

Dienstmarke (German) comes from German Marke, from French marque, from Frankish mark, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

Dienstmarke (German): official stamp

Definitions

  1. official stamp

Ancestry of “Dienstmarke”, step by step

Dienstmarke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Marke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMarkemark (like trade mark), brand
2Frenchmarquemark; brand; first-person singular present...
3Frankishmarkmark, sign
4Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

via German dienst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandienstsecond-person singular present of dienen
2Middle High Germandienst
3Old High Germandionest
4Proto-Germanicþewanōstazservice
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ-
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