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

Definitions

  1. tortoise; turtle

Ancestry of “Schillgrott”, step by step

Schillgrott traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pennsylvania German schild

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania Germanschildshield
2Middle High Germanschilt—
3Old High Germanscilt—
4Proto-West Germanicskeldushield
5Proto-Germanicskelduzshield
6Proto-Indo-European(s)keit-—

via Pennsylvania German Grott

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Pennsylvania GermanGrotttoad
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keit- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skelduz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic skeldu →