Etymograph

English

Markert

Markert comes from German Markert, from Proto-West Germanic *marku ‘border’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mórǵs‘edge, boundary, border’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*markō‘border, boundary’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*marku‘border’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*Markawardureconstructed
  5. Germanc. 1650–presentMarkert
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*mórǵs‘edge, boundary, border’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*markō‘border, boundary’reconstructed
  3. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*marku‘border’reconstructed
  4. Proto-West Germanic, derivedc. 200–500 CE*Markawardureconstructed
  5. Germanc. 1650–presentMarkert
  6. Englishtodaysame form

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs ‘edge, boundary, border’

margin, marge, margo, marchioness, 8 more

through Proto-Germanic *markō ‘border, boundary’

march, 4 more

Today it means

name A surname.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs / Markert

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