Where does “marktrupp” come from?

marktrupp (Swedish) comes from German Trupp, from French troupe, from French troupeau, from Middle French trope, from Old French trope, from Medieval Latin troppus, from Proto-Germanic þurpą, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.

marktrupp (Swedish): ground forces

Definitions

  1. ground forces

Ancestry of “marktrupp”, step by step

marktrupp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Trupp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTrupptroop
2Frenchtroupetroop
3Frenchtroupeauherd (of horses, bulls, elephants, buffalo etc.)
4Middle Frenchtrope—
5Old Frenchtropeband, company, troop
6Medieval Latintroppusflock; herd, flock
7Proto-Germanicþurpąvillage, rural settlement; gathering of people;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeantreb-settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell

via Swedish märk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmärk
2Old Swedishmarkwoodland; field
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 treb- →