Where does “navnaskelti” come from?

navnaskelti (Faroese) comes from Faroese skelti, from Middle Low German schilt, from Old Saxon skild, from Proto-West Germanic skeldu, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.

navnaskelti (Faroese): name plate

Definitions

  1. name plate

Ancestry of “navnaskelti”, step by step

navnaskelti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese skelti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseskeltiplate, sign
2Middle Low Germanschilt—
3Old Saxonskildshield
4Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
5Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

via Faroese navn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesenavnname
2Old Norsenafnname, title
3Proto-Germanicnamôname
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeldu →