Where does “Markéierstëft” come from?

Markéierstëft (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish markéieren, from French marquer, from Old French merchier, from Old French merc, from Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

Markéierstëft (Luxembourgish): highlighter

Definitions

  1. highlighter

Ancestry of “Markéierstëft”, step by step

Markéierstëft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish markéieren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishmarkéierento mark, to signify
2FrenchmarquerTo mark, mark down; To mark; To brand
3Old Frenchmerchierto mark; to give a distinguishing feature to
4Old Frenchmercmark
5Old Norsemerkiboundary
6Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

via Luxembourgish Stëft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishStëftpen
2Old High Germansteft—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →