Where does “markmaður” come from?
markmaður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mark, from Old Norse mark, from Proto-Germanic marką, from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs — boundary, border.
markmaður (Icelandic): goalkeeper
Ancestry of “markmaður”, step by step
markmaður traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic mark
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | mark | sign, mark; target, aim, mark; goal |
| 2 | Old Norse | mark | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | marką | mark, sign, stamp |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *mórǵs | boundary, border |
via Icelandic maður
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | maður | human being, person, humanity, mankind; man,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | maðr | human, man, person; degree |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *mann- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |