Where does “jarmark” come from?
jarmark (Polish) comes from German Jahrmarkt, from Middle High German jārmarket, from Old High German jarmarkat, from Old High German marchāt, from Late Latin marcatus, from Latin mercatus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
jarmark (Polish): fair
Definitions
- fair
Ancestry of “jarmark”, step by step
jarmark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Jahrmarkt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Jahrmarkt | fair, funfair |
| 2 | Middle High German | jārmarket | — |
| 3 | Old High German | jarmarkat | fair, annual fair, yearly market |
| 4 | Old High German | marchāt | market |
| 5 | Late Latin | marcatus | — |
| 6 | Latin | mercatus | trade, traffic, buying and selling; market,... |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Old Polish [[jarmark]], [[jermak]], [[jermark]], [[jormark]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | [[jarmark]], [[jermak]], [[jermark]], [[jormark]] | — |