Where does “skjaldburkni” come from?

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

skjaldburkni (Icelandic): holly fern (Polystichum lonchitis)

Definitions

  1. holly fern (Polystichum lonchitis)

Ancestry of “skjaldburkni”, step by step

skjaldburkni 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 burkni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicburknifern, bracken; wood fern
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduz →Every word from Old Norse skjǫldr →