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

  1. to mark an area, mark a boundary around...

Ancestry of “marka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemarkaput a mark on, observe
2Proto-Germanicmarkōnąto mark; to notice
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Proto-Germanic markōną →