Where does “myrmark” come from?

myrmark (Swedish) comes from Swedish märk, from Old Swedish mark, from Old Norse mǫrk, from Proto-Germanic markō, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.

myrmark (Swedish): marshland, bogland

Definitions

  1. marshland, bogland

Ancestry of “myrmark”, step by step

myrmark traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Swedish myr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmyra bog, a moor, a wetland
2Old Norsemýrrmoor, swamp, bog
3Proto-Germanicmiuzī—
4Proto-Germanicmeusą—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse mǫrk →