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Where does “ᛏᛅᚾᛘᛅᚢᚱᚴ” come from?

ᛏᛅᚾᛘᛅᚢᚱᚴ (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse mǫrk, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

Ancestry of “ᛏᛅᚾᛘᛅᚢᚱᚴ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemǫrkmark, by weight or value, = eight ounces; forest
2Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “ᛏᛅᚾᛘᛅᚢᚱᚴ”

  • Denmark
  • Denmark-Norway
  • Danemark
  • Dinamarca
  • デンマーク
  • DEN
  • Danmark-Norge
  • Danmark
  • 덴마크
  • Denmaki
  • Denmark
  • ডেনমাৰ্ক
  • Danmarki
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