Where does “marka” come from?

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

marka (Norwegian Nynorsk): to notice; definite singular of mark f; definite...

Definitions

  1. to notice; definite singular of mark f; definite...

Ancestry of “marka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemarkaput a mark on, observe
2Proto-Germanicmarkōnąto mark; to notice
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Proto-Germanic markōną →