Where does “sankmark” come from?

sankmark (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.

sankmark (Swedish): marshland

Definitions

  1. marshland

Ancestry of “sankmark”, step by step

sankmark 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 sank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsankmarshy
2Old Swedishsank—
3Middle Low Germanin sank—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →