Where does “märkisch” come from?

märkisch (German) comes from German mark, from Latin Mārcus, from Latin Martīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

märkisch (German): of or from the Margraviate of Brandenburg; of or...

Definitions

  1. of or from the Margraviate of Brandenburg; of or...

Ancestry of “märkisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanmarkmark any of various European monetary units
2LatinMārcus—
3LatinMartīnus—
4Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin Martīnus →
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