Where does “markslá” come from?
markslá (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mark, from Old Norse mark, from Proto-Germanic marką, from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs — boundary, border.
markslá (Icelandic): crossbar
Ancestry of “markslá”, step by step
markslá 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 slá
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | slá | to hit, to strike; to strike, to hit; to mow |
| 2 | Old Norse | slá | to hit, beat, strike; to strike, pluck |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |