Where does “skiltkneht” come from?

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

skiltkneht (Old High German): shield bearer

Definitions

  1. shield bearer

Ancestry of “skiltkneht”, step by step

skiltkneht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German skilt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanskilt—
2Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
3Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
4Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

via Old High German kneht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankneht—
2Proto-West Germanicknehtyouth, boy; servant, knight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeldu →
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