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
Ancestry of “skjold”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | skjold | shield, buckler; shield, shell, carapace; blotch,... |
| 2 | Old Danish | skiold | shield |
| 3 | Old Norse | skjǫldr | a shield |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skelduz | shield |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)keit- | — |
Words derived from “skjold”