Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/marku

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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-West Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *markō.

Noun edit

*marku f

  1. boundary, border

Inflection edit

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *marku
Genitive *markā
Singular Plural
Nominative *marku *markō
Accusative *markā *markā
Genitive *markā *markō
Dative *markē *markōm, *markum
Instrumental *marku *markōm, *markum

Descendants edit

  • Old English: mearc
    • Middle English: marke, merke, mark
  • Old Frisian: merk
  • Old Saxon: marka
    • Middle Low German: marke
      • German Low German: Mark
  • Old Dutch: *marka
  • Old High German: marka
  • Suevic:
  • Medieval Latin: marca (see there for further descendants)