Where does “skilt” come from?

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

skilt (Norwegian Nynorsk): sign, notice; past participle of skilje

Definitions

  1. sign, notice; past participle of skilje

Ancestry of “skilt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanschilt—
2Old Saxonskildshield
3Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
4Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
5Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

Words derived from “skilt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeldu →