Where does “Eikinskjaldi” come from?

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

Eikinskjaldi (Old Norse): name of a dwarf

Definitions

  1. name of a dwarf

Ancestry of “Eikinskjaldi”, step by step

Eikinskjaldi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse skjǫldr

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

via Old Norse eikinn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseeikinnoaken
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduz →Every word from Old Norse skjǫldr →