Where does “Nebenschilddrüse” come from?

Nebenschilddrüse (German) comes from German Schilddrüse, from German schild, from Middle High German schilt, from Old High German scilt, from Proto-West Germanic skeldu, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.

Nebenschilddrüse (German): parathyroid

Definitions

  1. parathyroid

Ancestry of “Nebenschilddrüse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchilddrüsethyroid, thyroid gland
2Germanschildsign, plate flat surface bearing information
3Middle High Germanschilt—
4Old High Germanscilt—
5Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
6Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
7Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeldu →
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