Where does “mark” come from?
mark (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse mark, from Proto-Germanic marką, from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs.
mark (Norwegian Nynorsk): a worm; land, ground, field; old Norwegian coin
Definitions
- a worm; land, ground, field; old Norwegian coin
Ancestry of “mark”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | mark | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | marką | mark, sign, stamp |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *mórǵs | — |
Words derived from “mark”