Where does “Markenzeichen” come from?

Markenzeichen (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.

Markenzeichen (German): trademark

Definitions

  1. trademark

Ancestry of “Markenzeichen”, step by step

Markenzeichen 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 zeichen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzeichensign, token
2Old High Germanzeihhansign, symbol, feature; sign, symbol
3Proto-West Germanictaiknsign, token, symbol
4Proto-Germanictaiknąsign, token, symbol
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →