Where does “skjold” come from?

skjold (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse skjǫldr, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.

skjold (Norwegian Nynorsk): a shield

Definitions

  1. a shield

Ancestry of “skjold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskjǫldra shield
2Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
3Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

Words derived from “skjold”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduz →Every word from Old Norse skjǫldr →
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