Where does “skjöldur” come from?

skjöldur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse skjǫldr, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.

skjöldur (Icelandic): a shield

Definitions

  1. a shield

Ancestry of “skjöldur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskjǫldra shield
2Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
3Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

Words derived from “skjöldur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduz →Every word from Old Norse skjǫldr →