Where does “Warnschild” come from?

Warnschild (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-.

Warnschild (German): warning sign

Definitions

  1. warning sign

Ancestry of “Warnschild”, step by step

Warnschild 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 warnen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwarnento warn
2Middle High Germanwarnento watch over, protect
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeldu →