Where does “Merkmal” come from?
Merkmal (German) comes from German merken, from Middle High German merken, from Old High German merchen, from Proto-West Germanic *markijan, from Proto-Germanic markijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
Merkmal (German): feature, characteristic, attribute
Definitions
- feature, characteristic, attribute
Ancestry of “Merkmal”, step by step
Merkmal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German merken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | merken | to notice; to memorize, remember; to realize |
| 2 | Middle High German | merken | — |
| 3 | Old High German | merchen | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *markijan | to mark |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | markijaną | to mark; to perceive, notice |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German māl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | māl | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | māl | — |
| 3 | Old High German | māl | a time; spot, stain |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | māl | time, occasion; mealtime |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | mēlą | measure, measurement; time, occasion; point in... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | melh₂- | to grind, to crush |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |