Where does “schildklier” come from?

schildklier (Dutch) comes from German Schilddrüse, 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-.

schildklier (Dutch): thyroid gland

Definitions

  1. thyroid gland

Ancestry of “schildklier”, step by step

schildklier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schilddrüse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchilddrüsethyroid, thyroid gland
2Germanschildsign, plate flat surface bearing information
3Middle High Germanschilt—
4Old High Germanscilt—
5Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
6Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
7Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

via Dutch Schild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchSchildScutum
2Middle Dutchschiltshield; shield bearing one's coat of arms
3Old Dutchskiltshield
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →