Where does “shelden” come from?

shelden (Middle English) comes from Old English scildan, from Proto-Germanic skildijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

shelden (Middle English): To shield, guard, or rescue; To stop, avoid, or...

Definitions

  1. To shield, guard, or rescue; To stop, avoid, or...

Ancestry of “shelden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishscildanto protect; to shield
2Proto-Germanicskildijanąto shield
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “shelden”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →