Where does “martnä” come from?
martnä (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse markaðr, from Old Saxon markat, from Latin marcātus, from Latin mercatus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
martnä (Westrobothnian): market
Definitions
- market
Ancestry of “martnä”, step by step
martnä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse markaðr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | markaðr | market |
| 2 | Old Saxon | markat | — |
| 3 | Latin | marcātus | — |
| 4 | Latin | mercatus | trade, traffic, buying and selling; market,... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Old Norse marknaðr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | marknaðr | market |