Where does “marke” come from?

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

Ancestry of “marke”, step by step

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

Words derived from “marke

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