Where does “minnesmärke” come from?

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

minnesmärke (Swedish): a monument (that recalls the past)

Definitions

  1. a monument (that recalls the past)

Ancestry of “minnesmärke”, step by step

minnesmärke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish märke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmärkemark, brand, make; stigma
2Old Swedishmærki—
3Old Norsemerkiboundary
4Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

via Swedish minne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishminnememory; component used in computers etc. store...
2Old Norseminnimemory; less, smaller: comparative degree of...
3Proto-Germanicminnizôcomparative degree of *lītilaz
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “minnesmärke”

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