Where does “シールド” come from?

シールド (Japanese) comes from English shield, from Middle English scheld, from Old English sċield, from Proto-West Germanic skeldu, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.

シールド (Japanese): shield

Definitions

  1. shield

Ancestry of “シールド”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshieldAnything that protects or defends; defense;...
2Middle EnglishscheldA shield; An object that resembles a shield; Any...
3Old Englishsċieldshield
4Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
5Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeldu →