Where does “schildknaap” come from?

schildknaap (Dutch) 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-.

schildknaap (Dutch): squire, a knight's attendant and/or apprentice;...

Definitions

  1. squire, a knight's attendant and/or apprentice;...

Ancestry of “schildknaap”, step by step

schildknaap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch Schild

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

via Dutch knaap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchknaapboy, usually adolescent; Any human male,...
2Middle Dutchcnāpe—
3Old Dutchcnaposervant, assistant
4Proto-West Germanicknappōboy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeldu →