Where does “marka” come from?

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

marka (Old Norse): put a mark on, observe

Definitions

  1. put a mark on, observe

Ancestry of “marka”, step by step

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

Words derived from “marka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Proto-Germanic markōną →
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