Where does “mǫrk” come from?
mǫrk (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
mǫrk (Old Norse): mark, by weight or value, = eight ounces; forest
Definitions
- mark, by weight or value, = eight ounces; forest
Ancestry of “mǫrk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |
Words derived from “mǫrk”