Where does “scild” come from?

scild (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic skeldu, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.

Ancestry of “scild”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
2Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
3Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

Words derived from “scild”

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