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Where does “marku” come from?

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

marku (Proto-West Germanic): boundary, border

Definitions

  1. boundary, border

Ancestry of “marku”, step by step

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

Words derived from “marku”

  • marked
  • mark
  • marking
  • marker
  • trademark
  • markedly
  • landmark
  • benchmark
  • TM
  • hallmark
  • unmarked
  • watermark
  • biomarker
  • Mercia
  • marksman
  • postmark
  • markedness
  • marksmanship
  • murk
  • birthmark
  • Markland
  • earmark
  • checkmark
  • markdown
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