Where does “Schild” come from?

Schild (Pennsylvania German) comes from Middle High German schilt, from Old High German scilt, from Proto-West Germanic skeldu, from Proto-Germanic skelduz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit-.

Schild (Pennsylvania German): shield; sign

Definitions

  1. shield; sign

Ancestry of “Schild”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanschilt—
2Old High Germanscilt—
3Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
4Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
5Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

Words derived from “Schild”

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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