Where does “Denmark” come from?

Denmark (Scots) comes from Danish Danmark, from Old Norse Danmǫrk, from Old Norse mǫrk, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

Ancestry of “Denmark”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishDanmarkDenmark
2Old NorseDanmǫrk—
3Old Norsemǫrkmark, by weight or value, = eight ounces; forest
4Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse mǫrk →