Where does “klistremerke” come from?

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

klistremerke (Norwegian Nynorsk): a sticker

Definitions

  1. a sticker

Ancestry of “klistremerke”, step by step

klistremerke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk merke

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk klistre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskklistreto paste, to stick
2Low Germanklisteren—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →