Where does “marsch” come from?
marsch (German) comes from French marché, from French marcher, from Middle French marcher, from Old French marchier, from Frankish markōn, from Proto-Germanic markōną, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
marsch (German): march
Definitions
- march
Ancestry of “marsch”, step by step
marsch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French marché
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | marché | market; deal, contract; past participle of... |
| 2 | French | marcher | to walk; to travel; to move; to march; to work,... |
| 3 | Middle French | marcher | to walk |
| 4 | Old French | marchier | to walk; to travel by foot |
| 5 | Frankish | markōn | to mark, mark out, to press with the foot |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | markōną | to mark; to notice |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |
via Middle Low German marsch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | marsch | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | marisk | lake-like, marshy; marsh, swamp |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | mari | sea, lake |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | mari | sea, ocean; lake, body of water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | móri | sea; standing water |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |