Where does “mearcian” come from?

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

mearcian (Old English): to mark

Definitions

  1. to mark

Ancestry of “mearcian”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mearcian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Proto-Germanic markōną →