Where does “Marshall” come from?
Marshall descends from Middle English mareschal and marchal, from Latin mariscalcus, ultimately from Frankish marhskalk.
Marshall (English): Marshall Islands
Definitions
- Marshall Islands
Ancestry of “Marshall”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | marshal | A high-ranking officer in the household of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | mareschal | Alternative form of marchal |
| 3 | Middle English | marchal | A high-ranking officer in the household of the... |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | marescal | marshal |
| 5 | Old French | mareschal | Alternative form of marescal; farrier; military... |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | mariscalcus | groom, army commander, court dignitary |
| 7 | Frankish | marhskalk | servant assigned to horses; equerry |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *marhaskalk | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *marh | — |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | marhaz | horse |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | skalkaz | servant |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |