Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “marcha” come from?

marcha (Old High German) comes from Frankish marku, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

Ancestry of “marcha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishmarkuboundary, border; mark, border
2Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “marcha”

  • marquis
  • marquee
  • marquise
  • marquisate
  • marquisette
  • marqueelike
  • marquisess
  • marquisdom
  • marquisship
  • marcliensis
  • marquesina
  • marqués
  • marquesa
  • marquis
  • marquise
  • Markise
  • marquise
  • marchis
  • მარკიზა
  • მარკიზი
  • markes
  • martchis
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