Where does “marschalc” come from?
marschalc (Middle High German) comes from Old High German marahscalc, from Proto-West Germanic *marhaskalk, from Proto-West 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,...
marschalc (Middle High German): officer in charge of the royal horse stables
Definitions
- officer in charge of the royal horse stables
Ancestry of “marschalc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | marahscalc | groom; ostler; groom |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *marhaskalk | a groom attendant who looks after a horse |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | marh | horse |
| 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,... |