An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Markt

by Friedrich Kluge

Markt, m., ‘market, market-place,’ from MidHG. markt, market, m., ‘fair, market, market-place,’ OHG. markât, mërkât, mërchât, m.; borrowed in OHG. from the equiv. Lat. mercâtus with a G. accent; from the same source come Du. markt and E. market. ModHG. markten, vb., ‘to buy, bargain,’ from MidHG. marketen, ‘to be at the market, to bargain.’ The e of the Lat. original has been preserved in Suab. and Alem. Märkt; the variant with a points to the Fr. a. Comp. in Rom., Ital. mercato, Fr. marché (whence MidE. and E. market).