Where does “marche” come from?
marche (Middle English) comes from Old French marche, from Frankish marku, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
marche (Middle English): tract of land along a country's border
Definitions
- tract of land along a country's border
Ancestry of “marche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | marche | limit; boundary |
| 2 | Frankish | marku | boundary, border; mark, border |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |
Words derived from “marche”