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Where does “Markierung” come from?

Markierung (German) comes from German markieren, from French marquer, from Old French merchier, from Old French merc, from Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

Markierung (German): mark, marking, tag; brand

Definitions

  1. mark, marking, tag; brand

Ancestry of “Markierung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmarkierento mark; to tag
2FrenchmarquerTo mark, mark down; To mark; To brand
3Old Frenchmerchierto mark; to give a distinguishing feature to
4Old Frenchmercmark
5Old Norsemerkiboundary
6Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “Markierung”

  • Isotopenmarkierung
  • Markierungsschnittstelle
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