Where does “barmmerki” come from?

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

barmmerki (Icelandic): badge, button

Definitions

  1. badge, button

Ancestry of “barmmerki”, step by step

barmmerki 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 barmur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbarmurbosom; rim, edge
2Old Norsebarmrrim
3Proto-Germanicbarmazlap; bosom
4Indo-European*bʰer-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →