English

man-marking

man + marking

A compound of man + marking

Proto-Germanic *mann- ‘human being, person, man’

Proto-West Germanic *mann ‘person’

Old English mann ‘human being, person, man’

Middle English man

English man

Proto-West Germanic *markungu

Old English mearcung ‘a marking’

Middle English marking

Today it means

noun The act of marking an opposition player closely.

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

Etymograph / man-marking