Where does “Denemearc” come from?
Denemearc (Old English) comes from Old English mearc, from Proto-West Germanic marku, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
Ancestry of “Denemearc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | mearc | mark, sign, character; boundary, limit |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | marku | boundary, border |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |