Where does “Markierungsschnittstelle” come from?

Markierungsschnittstelle (German) comes from German Markierung, 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.

Markierungsschnittstelle (German): marker interface pattern; marker interface

Definitions

  1. marker interface pattern; marker interface

Ancestry of “Markierungsschnittstelle”, step by step

Markierungsschnittstelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Markierung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMarkierungmark, marking, tag; brand
2Germanmarkierento mark; to tag
3FrenchmarquerTo mark, mark down; To mark; To brand
4Old Frenchmerchierto mark; to give a distinguishing feature to
5Old Frenchmercmark
6Old Norsemerkiboundary
7Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

via German Schnittstelle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchnittstelleinterface
2GermanStelleplace, stead, location, position, lieu; position...
3GermanStellengerund of stellen; plural of Stelle
4Middle High Germanstellento put, to place
5Old High Germanstellen
6Proto-West Germanicstalljanto put, to place
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic markōEvery word from Old Norse merki