Where does “faceshield” come from?

faceshield (English) comes from English shield, from Middle English scheld, from Old English sċield, from Proto-West Germanic skeldu, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.

faceshield (English): A protective shield over the face

Definitions

  1. A protective shield over the face

Ancestry of “faceshield”, step by step

faceshield traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English shield

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshieldAnything that protects or defends; defense;...
2Middle EnglishscheldA shield; An object that resembles a shield; Any...
3Old Englishsċieldshield
4Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
5Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

via English face

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfaceThe front part of the head of a human or other...
2Middle Englishfaceface; Alternative form of fass
3Old Frenchfaceface
4Late Latinfacia—
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