Where does “marc” come from?

marc (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German marke, from Old High German marka, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

marc (Middle High German): a denomination of weight

Definitions

  1. a denomination of weight

Ancestry of “marc”, step by step

marc traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German marke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanmarke—
2Old High Germanmarka—
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

via Old High German marg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmarg—
2Proto-West Germanic*maʀgmarrow
3Proto-Germanicmazgąmarrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmozgos—

via Old High German marc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanmarc—
2Proto-West Germanic*markmark, sign
3Proto-Germanicmarkąmark, sign, stamp

Words derived from “marc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old High German marka →