Where does “shielddrake” come from?

shielddrake (English) comes from English sheldrake, from Middle English sheld- — parti-colored.

shielddrake (English): Obsolete form of sheldrake

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of sheldrake

Ancestry of “shielddrake”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsheldrakeAn Old World duck of the genus "Tadorna"; A...
2Middle Englishsheld-parti-colored
Every word from Middle English sheld- →Every word from English sheldrake →