Where does “schild” come from?

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

schild (Dutch): shield; shell, carapace, cuttlebone or scale; A...

Definitions

  1. shield; shell, carapace, cuttlebone or scale; A...

Ancestry of “schild”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschiltshield; shield bearing one's coat of arms
2Old Dutchskiltshield
3Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
4Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
5Proto-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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