Where does “markspyrna” come from?
markspyrna (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic mark, from Old Norse mark, from Proto-Germanic marką, from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs.
markspyrna (Icelandic): goal kick
Ancestry of “markspyrna”, step by step
| 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 | — |