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Where does “Schildwache” come from?

Schildwache (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-.

Schildwache (German): sentinel

Definitions

  1. sentinel

Ancestry of “Schildwache”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Schildwache”

  • šiljbok
  • шиљбок
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