Where does “markmaður” come from?
markmaður (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mark, from Old Norse mark, from Proto-Germanic marką, from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs.
markmaður (Icelandic): goalkeeper
Ancestry of “markmaður”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |