Where does “scheld” come from?

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

scheld (Middle English): A shield; An object that resembles a shield; Any...

Definitions

  1. A shield; An object that resembles a shield; Any...

Ancestry of “scheld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċieldshield
2Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
3Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
4Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

Words derived from “scheld”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeldu →