Where does “markahár” come from?

markahár (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mark, from Old Norse mark, from Proto-Germanic marką, from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs — boundary, border.

markahár (Icelandic): having scored a high number of goals, high-scoring

Definitions

  1. having scored a high number of goals, high-scoring

Ancestry of “markahár”, step by step

markahár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic mark

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmarksign, mark; target, aim, mark; goal
2Old Norsemark—
3Proto-Germanicmarkąmark, sign, stamp
4Proto-Indo-European*mórǵsboundary, border

via Icelandic hár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichárhigh; tall; hair
2Old NorseHárname of a dwarf
3Proto-Germanichērąhair
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeres-rough hair, bristle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs →Every word from Proto-Germanic marką →Every word from Old Norse mark →