Where does “skjold” come from?

skjold (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish skjold, from Old Danish skiold, from Old Norse skjǫldr, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.

skjold (Norwegian Bokmål): a shield

Definitions

  1. a shield

Ancestry of “skjold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskjoldshield, buckler; shield, shell, carapace; blotch,...
2Old Danishskioldshield
3Old Norseskjǫldra shield
4Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
5Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

Words derived from “skjold”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduz →Every word from Old Norse skjǫldr →