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Where does “scheltroun” come from?

scheltroun (Middle English) comes from Old English sċildtruma, from Old English sċyld, from Proto-West Germanic skuldi, from Proto-Germanic skuldiz, from Proto-Indo-European skéltis, from Proto-Indo-European sḱel-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

scheltroun (Middle English): A sheltron; a line of soldiers forming a barrier;...

Definitions

  1. A sheltron; a line of soldiers forming a barrier;...

Ancestry of “scheltroun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsċildtruma—
2Old Englishsċyldguilt, sin, crime, offence, fault, debt, due,...
3Proto-West Germanicskuldiobligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt
4Proto-Germanicskuldizobligation; debt; fault, blame, guilt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskéltis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “scheltroun”

  • sheltron
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