Re[2]: [tied] Re: The OIT state of the art

At 3:59:39 AM on Friday, September 19, 2008, Arnaud Fournet
wrote:

> Anyway, the premise of Venneman that words should only
> travel from south to north at that time is wrong.

> Norse Marhshalk > OF marechal > E Marshall

The OFr isn't from ON; it's from Late Latin <mariscalcus>,
attested in the 6th century in the sense 'groom' and in the
9th century as 'commander of an army'. This in turn is from
the Continental Gmc. compound represented by OHG
<marahskalk> and OSax. <maraskalk>.

Brian