Where does “märke” come from?

märke (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish mærki, from Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

märke (Swedish): mark, brand, make; stigma

Definitions

  1. mark, brand, make; stigma

Ancestry of “märke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishmærki—
2Old Norsemerkiboundary
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “märke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse merki →