Where does “kšiltovka” come from?

kšiltovka (Czech) comes from Czech kšilt, from German schild, from Middle High German schilt, from Old High German scilt, from Proto-West Germanic skeldu, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.

kšiltovka (Czech): baseball cap

Definitions

  1. baseball cap

Ancestry of “kšiltovka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkšiltvisor
2Germanschildsign, plate flat surface bearing information
3Middle High Germanschilt—
4Old High Germanscilt—
5Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
6Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
7Proto-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 →