Etymology Explorer › Old Danish

Where does “skiold” come from?

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

skiold (Old Danish): shield

Definitions

  1. shield

Ancestry of “skiold”, step by step

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

Words derived from “skiold”

  • skjold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →