Where does “scield” come from?
scield (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic skeldu, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.
scield (Old English): shield
Ancestry of “scield”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | skeldu | shield |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skelduz | shield |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)keit- | — |
Words derived from “scield”