Where does “demarshal” come from?
demarshal (English) comes from English de, from Chinese 德, from Mandarin 德意志, from German Deutsch, from Old High German diutsch, from Old High German diutisc, from Proto-West Germanic þiudisk, from Proto-Germanic þiudiskaz — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
Ancestry of “demarshal”, step by step
demarshal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English de
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de | To do; Pronunciation spelling of the; A... |
| 2 | Chinese | 德 | — |
| 3 | Mandarin | 德意志 | — |
| 4 | German | Deutsch | German |
| 5 | Old High German | diutsch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | diutisc | Alternative form of diutisk; popular, vernacular;... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | þiudisk | of the people, popular, vernacular |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | þiudiskaz | of the people, popular; of the tribe |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | þeudō | people, tribe |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tewtéh₂ | people, tribe |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
via English Marshal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Marshal | for someone who was in charge of the horses of a royal household, or an occupational surname for someone who looked after horses, or was responsible for the custody of prisoners |
| 2 | Middle English | marschal | Alternative form of marchal |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | mareschal | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | mariscalcus | groom, army commander, court dignitary |
| 5 | Frankish | marhskalk | servant assigned to horses; equerry |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *marhaskalk | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *marh | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | marhaz | horse |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | skalkaz | servant |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |