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

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

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
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)

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