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Where does “markō” come from?

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

markō (Proto-Germanic): border, boundary; region, area

Definitions

  1. border, boundary; region, area

Ancestry of “markō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “markō”

  • March
  • marked
  • mark
  • march
  • Denmark
  • marking
  • marker
  • trademark
  • markedly
  • landmark
  • benchmark
  • TM
  • marquis
  • hallmark
  • unmarked
  • watermark
  • macho
  • biomarker
  • marquee
  • machete
  • Mercia
  • machismo
  • marksman
  • marque
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →