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Where does “Schildknorpel” come from?

Schildknorpel (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-.

Schildknorpel (German): thyroid cartilage

Definitions

  1. thyroid cartilage

Ancestry of “Schildknorpel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschild—
2Middle High Germanschilt—
3Old High Germanscilt—
4Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
5Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—
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