Where does “*marrfló” come from?

*marrfló (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse marr, 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,...

Ancestry of “*marrfló”, step by step

*marrfló traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse marr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsemarrhorse; sea
2Proto-Germanicmarhazhorse
3Proto-Germanicskalkazservant
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Old Norse fló

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseflólayer, stratum; flea; first/third-person singular...
2Proto-Germanicflauhazflea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplówkos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skalkaz →