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Where does “skilpadde” come from?

skilpadde (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Low German schiltpadde, from Low German schilt — shield.

skilpadde (Norwegian Bokmål): a turtle

Definitions

  1. a turtle

Ancestry of “skilpadde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanschiltpadde—
2Low Germanschiltshield

Words derived from “skilpadde”

  • havskilpadde
  • landskilpadde
Every word from Low German schilt →