Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/mark

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 *marką.

Noun

*mark n

1. mark, sign

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*mark
Genitive	*markas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*mark	*marku
Accusative	*mark	*marku
Genitive	*markas	*markō
Dative	*markē	*markum
Instrumental	*marku	*markum

Derived terms

• *markijan
• *markōn

Descendants

• Old English: marc
  • Middle English: mark
    • English: mark
    • Scots: mark, merk
  • → Irish: marg
• Old Frisian: merk
  • Saterland Frisian: Määrk
  • West Frisian: merk
• Old Saxon: mark, merk
  • Middle Low German: mark
    • German Low German: Mark
• Old Dutch: marc
  • Middle Dutch: marc, marc
    • Dutch: merk
      • Afrikaans: merk
• Old High German: marc n
  • Middle High German: marc, marche, marke (chiefly f, influenced by *marku)
    • German: Mark f
      • → Yiddish: מאַרק (mark)
      • → Luxembourgish: Mark
• → Medieval Latin: marcus (see there for further descendants)