Where does “markieren” come from?
markieren (German) comes 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.
markieren (German): to mark; to tag
Ancestry of “markieren”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | marquer | To mark, mark down; To mark; To brand |
| 2 | Old French | merchier | to mark; to give a distinguishing feature to |
| 3 | Old French | merc | mark |
| 4 | Old Norse | merki | boundary |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |
Words derived from “markieren”