Etymology

jarlship

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Today it means: The rank or status of jarl. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English jarl ← Old Norse jar
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic*erlaz
  2. Proto-Norseᛖᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (erilaʀ)
  3. Old Norsejar
  4. Englishjarl
  5. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  6. English todayjarlship

From jarl + -ship.

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