Where does “heatshield” come from?

heatshield (English) comes from English heat, from Middle English heten, from Old English hǣtan, from Proto-West Germanic haitijan, from Proto-Germanic haitijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

heatshield (English): A system designed to protect what is behind it...

Definitions

  1. A system designed to protect what is behind it...

Ancestry of “heatshield”, step by step

heatshield traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English heat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishheatThermal energy; The condition or quality of being...
2Middle EnglishhetenAlternative form of hetien
3Old Englishhǣtanto heat; become hot
4Proto-West Germanichaitijanto make hot, heat
5Proto-Germanichaitijanąto make hot, heat
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
9Chichewaiyehe, she

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-

Words derived from “heatshield

Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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