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Where does “marchier” come from?

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

marchier (Old French): to walk; to travel by foot

Definitions

  1. to walk; to travel by foot

Ancestry of “marchier”, 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 “marchier”

  • march
  • marquis
  • marquee
  • marquise
  • marquisate
  • countermarch
  • marcheth
  • outmarch
  • marchlike
  • marquisette
  • marchland
  • marchest
  • marchy
  • marchman
  • marqueelike
  • dismarch
  • marshrutka
  • marquisess
  • démarche
  • overmarch
  • marquisdom
  • marquisship
  • marcha
  • marchar
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