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Where does “markōną” come from?

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

markōną (Proto-Germanic): to mark; to notice

Definitions

  1. to mark; to notice

Ancestry of “markōną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “markōną”

  • march
  • marquis
  • marquee
  • marquise
  • marchioness
  • marquisate
  • countermarch
  • marcheth
  • outmarch
  • marchlike
  • marquisette
  • marchland
  • marchest
  • marchy
  • marchman
  • marqueelike
  • dismarch
  • marshrutka
  • marquisess
  • démarche
  • overmarch
  • marquisdom
  • marquisship
  • marcliensis
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