Where does “skjøldur” come from?

skjøldur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse skjǫldr, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.

skjøldur (Faroese): shield; buckler, targe; gable

Definitions

  1. shield; buckler, targe; gable

Ancestry of “skjøldur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskjǫldra shield
2Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
3Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduz →Every word from Old Norse skjǫldr →