Where does “veiskilt” come from?
veiskilt (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-.
veiskilt (Norwegian Bokmål): a road sign
Ancestry of “veiskilt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | skilt | a sign; past participle of skille; imperative of... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | schilt | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | skild | shield |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skeldu | shield |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skelduz | shield |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)keit- | — |