Where does “tassemark” come from?

tassemark (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.

tassemark (Swedish): a rugged and desolate area; wilderness

Definitions

  1. a rugged and desolate area; wilderness

Ancestry of “tassemark”, step by step

tassemark 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 tasse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtassewolf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic markō →Every word from Old Norse mǫrk →