Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/markō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *marǵ- (“edge, boundary, border”). Cognate with Latin margo (“border, edge”), Proto-Celtic *mrogis (“region, country”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɑr.kɔː/

Noun

*markō f

border, boundary
region, area

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *markō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*markō	*markôz
vocative	*markō	*markôz
accusative	*markǭ	*markōz
genitive	*markōz	*markǫ̂
dative	*markōi	*markōmaz
instrumental	*markō	*markōmiz

Derived terms

*markalandą
*Markōmann-

Related terms

*marką

Descendants

Old English: mearc
- Middle English: marke, merke, mark
  - English: mark
  - Scots: merk, mark
Old Frisian: merk
- Saterland Frisian: Maak, Määrk
- West Frisian: mark
Old Saxon: marka
- Middle Low German: marke
  - German Low German: Mark
Frankish: *marka
- Old Dutch: *marka
  - Middle Dutch: marke
    - Dutch: mark
- → Medieval Latin: marca, marcha, markia, marchia, margia (see there for further descendants)
Old High German: marka
- Middle High German: marke, march, marc
  - German: Mark
Old Norse: merki, mǫrk
- Icelandic: mörk, merki
- Faroese: mørk, merki
- Norwegian: mark, merke
- Westrobothnian: mark, mertj
- Old Swedish: mark, mærke
  - Swedish: mark, märke
  - → Finnish: merkki
- Danish: mark, mærke
Gothic: 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰 (marka)
Suebic:
- → Galician: marco
- → Portuguese: marco

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