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

Schildwache 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 wache

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwacheinflection of wachen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanwache—
3Old High Germanwacha—

Words derived from “Schildwache”

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