Where does “marsiówka” come from?
marsiówka (Polish) comes from Polish marsz, from German marsch, from French marché, from French marcher, from Middle French marcher, from Old French marchier, from Frankish markōn, from Proto-Germanic markōną — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
marsiówka (Polish): march played in front of a wedding hut when new guests arrive
Definitions
- march played in front of a wedding hut when new guests arrive
Ancestry of “marsiówka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | marsz | march |
| 2 | German | marsch | march |
| 3 | French | marché | market; deal, contract; past participle of... |
| 4 | French | marcher | to walk; to travel; to move; to march; to work,... |
| 5 | Middle French | marcher | to walk |
| 6 | Old French | marchier | to walk; to travel by foot |
| 7 | Frankish | markōn | to mark, mark out, to press with the foot |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | markōną | to mark; to notice |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | markō | border, boundary; region, area |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |