Where does “skjold” come from?

skjold (Danish) comes from Old Danish skiold, from Old Norse skjǫldr, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.

skjold (Danish): shield, buckler; shield, shell, carapace; blotch,...

Definitions

  1. shield, buckler; shield, shell, carapace; blotch,...

Ancestry of “skjold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishskioldshield
2Old Norseskjǫldra shield
3Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
4Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-

Words derived from “skjold

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduzEvery word from Old Norse skjǫldr