Where does “Marschall” come from?
Marschall (German) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Marschall (German): marshal; field marshal; marshal
Definitions
- marshal; field marshal; marshal
Ancestry of “Marschall”, step by step
Marschall traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German marschalc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | marschalc | officer in charge of the royal horse stables |
| 2 | Old High German | marahscalc | groom; ostler; groom |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *marhaskalk | a groom attendant who looks after a horse |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | marh | horse |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | marhaz | horse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skalkaz | servant |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via Middle High German marhscalc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | marhscalc | — |