Where does “Schillgrott” come from?
Schillgrott (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-.
Schillgrott (Pennsylvania German): tortoise; turtle
Ancestry of “Schillgrott”, step by step