Where does “Schilddrüsenhormon” come from?

Schilddrüsenhormon (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-.

Schilddrüsenhormon (German): thyroid hormone

Definitions

  1. thyroid hormone

Ancestry of “Schilddrüsenhormon”, step by step

Schilddrüsenhormon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Schilddrüse

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-—

via German Hormon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHormonhormone
2Ancient Greekὁρμῶν—
3Ancient GreekὁρμάωI set in motion, urge on
4Ancient Greekὁρμήviolent pressure, assault, force; first...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeldu →