Etymograph

English

Markian

From Mark + -ian.

Formed from Mark + -ian

Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs ‘edge’

Proto-Germanic *markō ‘boundary’

Proto-West Germanic *marku ‘boundary’

Old English mearc ‘mark’

Middle English mark

English Mark

Today it means

adj Markan

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

Etymograph / Markian