Etymology

Denmark

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Today it means: A country in Northern Europe. Capital and largest city: Copenhagen. Full definition →

Middle English Denemarke ← Old English Denemearc
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  1. Old English · inherited fromDenemearc
  2. Middle English · inherited fromDenemarke
  3. English todayDenmark

From Middle English Denemarke, Denmarke, from Old English Denemearc, from Dene (“Dane”) + mearc (“march”), a calque of Old Norse Danmǫrk.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.