Where does “sumpmark” come from?

sumpmark (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.

sumpmark (Swedish): marshy land, marshland

Definitions

  1. marshy land, marshland

Ancestry of “sumpmark”, step by step

sumpmark 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 sump

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsumpa corf, a container for keeping live fish
2Middle Low Germansumpmarsh, swamp
3Old Saxonsumpswamp, marsh
4Proto-Germanicsumpazfungus, sponge; swamp, marsh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →