Where does “skjaldarmerki” come from?

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

skjaldarmerki (Icelandic): coat of arms

Definitions

  1. coat of arms

Ancestry of “skjaldarmerki”, step by step

skjaldarmerki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic skjöldur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskjöldura shield
2Old Norseskjǫldra shield
3Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
4Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

via Icelandic merki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmerkisign, mark; banner
2Old Norsemerkiboundary
3Proto-Germanicmarkōborder, boundary; region, area
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmorǵ-edge, boundary, border; frontier, border

Words derived from “skjaldarmerki”

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