Where does “mariscalcus” come from?
mariscalcus (Medieval Latin) comes from Frankish marhskalk, from Proto-Germanic *marhaskalk, from Proto-Germanic *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 (Medieval Latin): groom, army commander, court dignitary
Definitions
- groom, army commander, court dignitary
Ancestry of “mariscalcus”, step by step
mariscalcus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Frankish marhskalk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankish | marhskalk | servant assigned to horses; equerry |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *marhaskalk | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *marh | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | marhaz | horse |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skalkaz | servant |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kelH- | to cut; to split, to separate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via German marah-scalc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | marah-scalc | — |
via Frankish *marhaskalk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frankish | *marhaskalk | — |