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Where does “markering” come from?

markering (Swedish) comes from Swedish markera, from French marquer, from Old French merchier, from Old French merc, from Old Norse merki, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

markering (Swedish): a mark

Definitions

  1. a mark

Ancestry of “markering”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmarkerato mark, to sign
2FrenchmarquerTo mark, mark down; To mark; To brand
3Old Frenchmerchierto mark; to give a distinguishing feature to
4Old Frenchmercmark
5Old Norsemerkiboundary
6Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border
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