Where does “merkelapp” come from?

merkelapp (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål merke, from Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

merkelapp (Norwegian Bokmål): a label

Definitions

  1. a label

Ancestry of “merkelapp”, step by step

merkelapp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål merke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålmerkea mark; a brand or make; to mark
2Old Norsemerkiboundary
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

via Norwegian Bokmål lapp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållappa patch; a note, small piece of paper; a driver's...
2Old Norselepprlock of hair; rag
3Proto-Germaniclepôlip
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleb-to hang down loosely; lip; lick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →