Where does “nafnháttarmerki” come from?
nafnháttarmerki (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic merki, from Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
nafnháttarmerki (Icelandic): an infinitive particle, an infinitive-marker, an...
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- an infinitive particle, an infinitive-marker, an...
Ancestry of “nafnháttarmerki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | merki | sign, mark; banner |
| 2 | Old Norse | merki | boundary |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |