Where does “shelde” come from?

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

shelde (Middle English): Alternative form of scheld

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of scheld

Ancestry of “shelde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishscieldshield; protection
2Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
3Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
4Proto-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 →