Where does “markspyrna” come from?

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

markspyrna (Icelandic): goal kick

Definitions

  1. goal kick

Ancestry of “markspyrna”, step by step

markspyrna 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 spyrna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicspyrnato kick; kick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs →Every word from Proto-Germanic marką →Every word from Old Norse mark →
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