Where does “stoppskilt” come from?

stoppskilt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skilt, from Middle Low German schilt, from Old Saxon skild, from Proto-West Germanic skeldu, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.

stoppskilt (Norwegian Bokmål): a stop sign

Definitions

  1. a stop sign

Ancestry of “stoppskilt”, step by step

stoppskilt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål skilt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskilta sign; past participle of skille; imperative of...
2Middle Low Germanschilt—
3Old Saxonskildshield
4Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
5Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

via Norwegian Bokmål stopp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstoppstuffing, filling, padding; <br>; a stop, halt,...
2Norwegian Bokmålstoppeto stop
3Low Germanstoppento stop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeldu →