Where does “Marks” come from?

Marks (German) comes from German Mark, from Middle High German marc, from Middle High German marke, from Old High German marka, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

Marks (German): genitive singular of Mark

Definitions

  1. genitive singular of Mark

Ancestry of “Marks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMarkthe name of a currency, mark; a usually fortified...
2Middle High Germanmarca denomination of weight
3Middle High Germanmarke—
4Old High Germanmarka—
5Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old High German marka →