Where does “mariscalcus” come from?

mariscalcus (Latin) comes from Frankish *marhaskalk, from Frankish marh, from Proto-Germanic marhaz, from Proto-Germanic skalkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

mariscalcus (Latin): groom attendant who looks after a horse

Definitions

  1. groom attendant who looks after a horse

Ancestry of “mariscalcus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankish*marhaskalk—
2Frankishmarhhorse
3Proto-Germanicmarhazhorse
4Proto-Germanicskalkazservant
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

Words derived from “mariscalcus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalkaz →