Where does “telemarking” come from?
telemarking (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk Telemark, from Old Norse Þelamǫrk, from Old Norse mǫrk, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
telemarking (Norwegian Nynorsk): a person from Telemark, a county in Norway
Definitions
- a person from Telemark, a county in Norway
Ancestry of “telemarking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | Telemark | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | Þelamǫrk | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | mǫrk | mark, by weight or value, = eight ounces; forest |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |