Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/marhaskalk

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 This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *marh (“horse”) +‎ *skalk (“retainer”). For the semantic development, compare Chinese 司馬 (MC si maeX, literally “master of the horse”).

Noun

*marhaskalk m

  1. a groom (attendant who looks after a horse)
  2. high commander or official

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *marhaskalk
Genitive *marhaskalkas
Singular Plural
Nominative *marhaskalk *marhaskalkō, *marhaskalkōs
Accusative *marhaskalk *marhaskalkā
Genitive *marhaskalkas *marhaskalkō
Dative *marhaskalkē *marhaskalkum
Instrumental *marhaskalku *marhaskalkum

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