Etymograph

English

mareschal

Mareschal comes from Old French mareschal ‘marshal’, from Proto-Germanic *marhaz ‘horse’, and ultimately from *skalkaz ‘servant, knight’.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skalkaz‘servant, knight’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*marhaz‘horse’reconstructed
  3. Frankishc. 250–700*marhaskalkreconstructed
  4. Early Medieval Latinmodernmariscalcus
  5. Old Frenchc. 842–1400mareschal‘marshal’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*skalkaz‘servant, knight’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Germanic, derivedc. 500 BCE–200 CE*marhaz‘horse’reconstructed
  3. Frankishc. 250–700*marhaskalkreconstructed
  4. Early Medieval Latinmodernmariscalcus
  5. Old Frenchc. 842–1400mareschal‘marshal’
  6. Englishtodaysame form

The story

A variant of marshal remodelled on its etymon, Old French mareschal.

Every English word from Proto-Germanic *skalkaz

Today it means

noun An officer of an household.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *skalkaz / mareschal

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