Where does “Feldmarschall” come from?
Feldmarschall (German) comes from German Marschall, from Middle High German marschalc, from Old High German marahscalc, from Proto-West Germanic *marhaskalk, from Proto-West Germanic marh, from Proto-Germanic marhaz, from Proto-Germanic skalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Feldmarschall (German): field marshal
Definitions
- field marshal
Ancestry of “Feldmarschall”, step by step
Feldmarschall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Marschall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Marschall | marshal; field marshal; marshal |
| 2 | Middle High German | marschalc | officer in charge of the royal horse stables |
| 3 | Old High German | marahscalc | groom; ostler; groom |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *marhaskalk | a groom attendant who looks after a horse |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | marh | horse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | marhaz | horse |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | skalkaz | servant |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via German feld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | feld | field plot of open land, especially one used to grow crops |
| 2 | Middle High German | vëlt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | feld | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | felþu | field |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | felþuz | field, plain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pelh₂- | to approach |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |