Where does “marka” come from?
marka (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse marka, from Proto-Germanic markōną, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
marka (Icelandic): to mark an area, mark a boundary around...
Definitions
- to mark an area, mark a boundary around...
Ancestry of “marka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | marka | put a mark on, observe |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | markōną | to mark; to notice |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |