Where does “Rothschild” come from?

Rothschild derives from German Rothschild, from German Schild, from Middle High German schilt, from Old High German scilt, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel-, meaning to split or separate.

Rothschild (English): A very rich person

Definitions

  1. A very rich person

Ancestry of “Rothschild”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRothschilda very rich person, especially one active in the...
2Germanschildsign, plate flat surface bearing information
3Middle High Germanschilt—
4Old High Germanscilt—
5Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
6Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
7Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

Words derived from “Rothschild”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeldu →