Where does “tomearcian” come from?

tomearcian (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.

tomearcian (Old English): to distinguish; to describe

Definitions

  1. to distinguish; to describe

Ancestry of “tomearcian”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Proto-Germanic markōną →