Where does “úrfellingarmerki” come from?

úrfellingarmerki (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic merki, from Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

úrfellingarmerki (Icelandic): apostrophe

Definitions

  1. apostrophe

Ancestry of “úrfellingarmerki”, step by step

úrfellingarmerki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic merki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmerkisign, mark; banner
2Old Norsemerkiboundary
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

via Icelandic úrfelling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicúrfelling—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →