Where does “Geländemarsch” come from?
Geländemarsch (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.
Geländemarsch (German): a training march through mixed terrain, in tactical gear and usually with a full rucksack; distinct from a Gefechtsmarsch inasmuch as there is no obligation to carry exhausted or injured comrades and no rifles are typically carried
Definitions
- a training march through mixed terrain, in tactical gear and usually with a full rucksack; distinct from a Gefechtsmarsch inasmuch as there is no obligation to carry exhausted or injured comrades and no rifles are typically carried
Ancestry of “Geländemarsch”, step by step
Geländemarsch 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 |