Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by bands, and in ceremonies. · A journey so walked. · A political rally or parade. · Any song in the genre of music written for marching (see Wikipedia's article on this type of music)
To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does. · To cause someone to walk somewhere. · To go to war; to make military advances. · To make steady progress.
From Middle English marchen, from Middle French marcher (“to march, walk”), from Old French marchier (“to stride, to march, to trample”), from Frankish *markōn (“to mark, mark out, to press with the foot”), from Proto-Germanic *markōną (“to mark”). Akin to Old English mearc, ġemearc (“mark, boundary”). Compare mark, from Old English mearcian. Compare typologically Russian сле́довать (slédovatʹ) (akin to след (sled)). Also compare пятно́ (pjatnó) (<~ пята́ (pjatá)).
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