Proto-Germanic

*markō

‘border, boundary’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *markō.

5 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *markō, most familiar first.

• march ← marche ← marche ← *marku
• mark ← mearc ← *marku
• marchioness ← marchionissa ← marca ← *markōn
• demark ← démarquer ← *demarcō ← marcō ← marca
• comarca ← marca ← marca ← *mark

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *markō