Where does “maarschalk” come from?
maarschalk (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch maerschalc, from Old Dutch mariskalk, from Proto-Germanic *marhaskalk, from Proto-Germanic *marh, from Proto-Germanic marhaz, from Proto-Germanic skalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
maarschalk (Dutch): marshal, field marshal
Definitions
- marshal, field marshal
Ancestry of “maarschalk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | maerschalc | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | mariskalk | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *marhaskalk | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *marh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | marhaz | horse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skalkaz | servant |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |