Where does “Miercisc” come from?

Miercisc (Old English) comes from Old English Mierce, from Old English mearc, from Proto-West Germanic marku, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

Miercisc (Old English): Mercian

Definitions

  1. Mercian

Ancestry of “Miercisc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishMiercethe Mercians
2Old Englishmearcmark, sign, character; boundary, limit
3Proto-West Germanicmarkuboundary, border
4Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic marku →