Where does “Schilddrüse” come from?

Schilddrüse (German) comes 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-.

Schilddrüse (German): thyroid, thyroid gland

Definitions

  1. thyroid, thyroid gland

Ancestry of “Schilddrüse”, step by step

Schilddrüse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German schild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschildsign, plate flat surface bearing information
2Middle High Germanschilt—
3Old High Germanscilt—
4Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
5Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

via German Drüse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDrüsegland; swelling, boil
2Arabicدُرُوز—

Words derived from “Schilddrüse”

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