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
- squire, a knight's attendant and/or apprentice;...
Ancestry of “schildknaap”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | Schild | — |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | schilt | shield; shield bearing one's coat of arms |
| 3 | Old Dutch | skilt | shield |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skeldu | shield |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skelduz | shield |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)keit- | — |