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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

  1. marshal, field marshal

Ancestry of “maarschalk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchmaerschalc—
2Old Dutchmariskalk—
3Proto-Germanic*marhaskalk—
4Proto-Germanic*marh—
5Proto-Germanicmarhazhorse
6Proto-Germanicskalkazservant
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “maarschalk”

  • veldmaarschalk
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