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Where does “mèrtchi” come from?

mèrtchi (Norman) comes from Norman mèrque, from Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

mèrtchi (Norman): to mark; to score

Definitions

  1. to mark; to score

Ancestry of “mèrtchi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normanmèrquemark
2Old Norsemerkiboundary
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “mèrtchi”

  • mèrtcheux
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