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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *markō.

Noun

*marku f

boundary, border

Inflection

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

Old English: mearc, merc
- Middle English: marke, merke, mark
  - English: mark
  - Scots: merk, mark
Old Frisian: merk
- Saterland Frisian: Maak, Määrk
- West Frisian: mark
Old Saxon: marka
- Middle Low German: marke
  - German Low German: Mark
Old Dutch: *marka
- Middle Dutch: marke
  - Dutch: mark
Old High German: marka
- Middle High German: marke, march, marc
  - German: Mark
Suevic:
- → Galician: marco
- → Portuguese: marco
→ Medieval Latin: marca (see there for further descendants)