Where does “skild” come from?

skild (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Schild, from Middle Dutch schilt, from Old Dutch skilt, from Proto-West Germanic skeldu, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.

skild (Afrikaans): shield; scale or carapace

Definitions

  1. shield; scale or carapace

Ancestry of “skild”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchSchildScutum
2Middle Dutchschiltshield; shield bearing one's coat of arms
3Old Dutchskiltshield
4Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
5Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeldu →
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