Where does “schildpad” come from?

schildpad (Dutch) comes from Dutch pad, from Middle Dutch pat, from Old Dutch path, from Proto-West Germanic paþ, from Proto-Germanic paþaz, from Proto-Iranian pántaHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pántaHs, from Proto-Indo-European pent- — to pass; path.

schildpad (Dutch): tortoise, turtle; reptile of the order...

Definitions

  1. tortoise, turtle; reptile of the order...

Ancestry of “schildpad”, step by step

schildpad traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch pad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpadpath; toad; The slot in the frame that accepts...
2Middle Dutchpat
3Old Dutchpath
4Proto-West Germanicpaþpath
5Proto-Germanicpaþazpath
6Proto-IranianpántaHh
7Proto-Indo-IranianpántaHspath
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpent-to pass; path

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 Middle Dutch schiltpadde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchschiltpadde

Words derived from “schildpad

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pent-