Where does “Schilder” come from?

Schilder (Pennsylvania German) comes from Pennsylvania German Schild, 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-.

Schilder (Pennsylvania German): plural of Schild

Definitions

  1. plural of Schild

Ancestry of “Schilder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanSchildshield; sign
2Middle High Germanschilt—
3Old High Germanscilt—
4Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
5Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeldu →