Where does “Gefechtsmarsch” come from?
Gefechtsmarsch (German) comes from German marsch, from French marché, from French marcher, from Middle French marcher, from Old French marchier, from Frankish markōn, from Proto-Germanic markōną, from Proto-Germanic markō — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
Gefechtsmarsch (German): a training march under combat conditions, thus with a rifle, tactical gear, and usually a full rucksack, generally through mixed terrain (thus combined with a Geländemarsch), and with the obligation to support and, if need be, carry exhausted or injured comrades; distinct from an Orientierungsmarsch
Definitions
- a training march under combat conditions, thus with a rifle, tactical gear, and usually a full rucksack, generally through mixed terrain (thus combined with a Geländemarsch), and with the obligation to support and, if need be, carry exhausted or injured comrades; distinct from an Orientierungsmarsch
Ancestry of “Gefechtsmarsch”, step by step
Gefechtsmarsch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German marsch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | marsch | march |
| 2 | French | marché | market; deal, contract; past participle of... |
| 3 | French | marcher | to walk; to travel; to move; to march; to work,... |
| 4 | Middle French | marcher | to walk |
| 5 | Old French | marchier | to walk; to travel by foot |
| 6 | Frankish | markōn | to mark, mark out, to press with the foot |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | markōną | to mark; to notice |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |