Where does “*marhaskalk” come from?

*marhaskalk (Frankish) comes from Frankish 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,...

Ancestry of “*marhaskalk”, step by step

*marhaskalk traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish marh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishmarhhorse
2Proto-Germanicmarhazhorse
3Proto-Germanicskalkazservant
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Frankish skalk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishskalkservant; servant, retainer

via Proto-Germanic *marh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*marh—

Words derived from “*marhaskalk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalkaz →