Where does “덴마크어” come from?
덴마크어 (Korean) comes from Korean 덴마크, from English Denmark, from Afrikaans Denemarke, from Old English Denemearc, from Old English mearc, from Proto-West Germanic marku, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
덴마크어 (Korean): the Danish language
Definitions
- the Danish language
Ancestry of “덴마크어”, step by step
덴마크어 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 덴마크
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 덴마크 | Denmark |
| 2 | English | Denmark | A sovereign nation consisting of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland |
| 3 | Afrikaans | Denemarke | — |
| 4 | Old English | Denemearc | — |
| 5 | Old English | mearc | mark, sign, character; boundary, limit |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | marku | boundary, border |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |