Where does “markis,marchis” come from?
markis,marchis (Old French) comes from Late Latin marchensis, from Old High German marcha, from Frankish marku, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
Ancestry of “markis,marchis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | marchensis | — |
| 2 | Old High German | marcha | — |
| 3 | Frankish | marku | boundary, border; mark, border |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |