Where does “våpenskjold” come from?

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

våpenskjold (Norwegian Bokmål): a coat of arms

Definitions

  1. a coat of arms

Ancestry of “våpenskjold”, step by step

våpenskjold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål skjold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskjolda shield
2Danishskjoldshield, buckler; shield, shell, carapace; blotch,...
3Old Danishskioldshield
4Old Norseskjǫldra shield
5Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

via Norwegian Bokmål våpen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvåpena weapon; a coat of arms
2Old Norsevápnweapon
3Proto-Germanicwēpnąweapon
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēbnom—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduz →Every word from Old Norse skjǫldr →