Where does “schildzaad” come from?

schildzaad (Dutch) comes from Dutch zaad, from Dutch plant, from Middle Dutch plante, from Latin planta, from Proto-Italic plāntā, from Proto-Indo-European pléh₂-n̥t-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

schildzaad (Dutch): an alyssum, any plant of (or formerly included in) the genus Alyssum

Definitions

  1. an alyssum, any plant of (or formerly included in) the genus Alyssum

Ancestry of “schildzaad”, step by step

schildzaad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zaad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzaadseed; sperm, semen
2Dutchplantplant, any member of the kingdom Plantae;...
3Middle Dutchplante
4Latinplantaany vegetable production that serves to propagate...
5Proto-Italicplāntā
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpléh₂-n̥t-eh₂
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

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-

Words derived from “schildzaad

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂-
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