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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | marka | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |
Words derived from “marke”