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