Where does “Schild” come from?

Schild (German) comes 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-.

Schild (German): shield, buckler; sign, plate

Definitions

  1. shield, buckler; sign, plate

Ancestry of “Schild”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Schild

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-
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