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Where does “ġemearcian” come from?

ġemearcian (Old English) comes from Old English mearcian, from Frankish markōn, from Proto-Germanic markōną, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

Ancestry of “ġemearcian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishmearcianto mark
2Frankishmarkōnto mark, mark out, to press with the foot
3Proto-Germanicmarkōnąto mark; to notice
4Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “ġemearcian”

  • gemearcod
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