Where does “skelti” come from?

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

skelti (Faroese): plate, sign

Definitions

  1. plate, sign

Ancestry of “skelti”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skelti”

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